Tag: Policies & Impacts

Economist: ‘Revolution’ in States’ Tax Cuts

West Virginia’s governor is expected to sign a bill that passed the state House this weekend. According to the Wall Street Journal, the bill would cut income tax rates by about 21 percent altogether. In Utah, the state legislature approved a $400 million tax cut package. Axios reports, if Utah’s governor signs it, it could save a…


Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentences of 6 in Arizona, Orders New Sentencings

The U.S. Supreme Court set aside the death sentences of six convicted murderers in Arizona after recently ruling that withholding certain information from the jury during the sentencing process was unlawful. The court previously held it was illegal to prevent jurors from being informed that if a condemned person were given a life sentence it…


Reps. Jordan, Massie Ask ATF Director to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) of the House Judiciary Committee have requested that the director and employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) testify regarding the agency’s firearms policies. In a March 6 letter to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach, the congressmen invited Dettelbach to testify at a 10…


DOJ Sues to Block JetBlue Acquisition of Spirit Airlines

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block JetBlue Airways’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of fast-growing rival Spirit Airlines, the agency announced March 7. The two discount airlines currently compete on hundreds of routes serving millions of travelers. Four domestic airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines— reportedly now make up…


1,400 Facts Support Attempt to Block Biden, Others From ‘Colluding’ With Big Tech

In a landmark free-speech case, a federal judge is being asked to block federal officials from continuing to commit “some of the most egregious First Amendment violations in American history.” On March 6, attorneys pressing the case against President Joe Biden and various federal agencies cited 1,442 points supporting their motion for a preliminary injunction….


Citing ‘Partisan Tendencies,’ Florida, Missouri, West Virginia Leave National Voter Verification Coalition

Florida, Missouri, and West Virginia announced on March 6 that they are withdrawing from a nationwide coalition built to allow elections officials from different states to cross-check data in confirming the accuracy of their voter rolls. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) has been under fire from Republicans in several states in the wake of…


Student Loan Lender SoFi Sues Biden Admin to End Payment Pause Extension

A major banking institution and federal student loan refinancing company has called on a federal court to end the Biden administration’s pause on student loan payments, arguing that the moratorium has no legal basis. San Francisco-based SoFi Bank and SoFi Lending Corp.—a student loan refinancing company—sued the Department of Education (DOE) on Friday, according to a complaint (pdf)…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Scientists Fabricated Paper to Write Off Lab Leak; Virus Origin Comes Back Into Focus

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having promoted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…


LIVE NOW: Scientists Fabricated Paper to Write Off Lab Leak; Virus Origin Comes Back Into Focus

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having prompted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…


Scientists Fabricated Paper to Write Off Lab Leak; Virus Origin Comes Back Into Focus

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having prompted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…