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Texas Gov. Abbott Splits w/ Conservatives over Property Tax Reform

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After the third special legislative session ended, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement praising the accomplishments of the Republican-led legislature as conservative grassroots leaders pointed out that no real property tax relief was accomplished. Instead, the Republican-backed legislature voted to add a constitutional amendment...

Poll Gives Mixed Report on NY Gov. Hochul’s Early Favorability, Re-Election Prospects

(Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square) A new Siena College poll that came out Tuesday shows mostly good news for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. However, there are some signs that the state’s new governor may be in for a tough year as she seeks a full term in the executive...

NJ Launches Program to Give Tax Dollars to Illegals

(T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square) New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for $40 million in one-time payments for undocumented people living in the state. Last week, the state Department of Human Services launched a new website for its so-called Excluded New Jerseyans Fund. It targets those living in New Jersey...

Cawthorn, Mike Lee Introduce Bills to Ban Vax Requirements for Interstate Travel

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-NC, unveiled the Let Me Travel America Act in a press release Wednesday. The act would prohibit the Biden administration from mandating COVID vaccination for interstate travel, a possibility it has dangled as a threat while desperation grows over many Americans' refusal to submit to the jab. Sen....

No Incumbents to Run in Texas Legislature’s 2022 Election, Leaving 15 Open Seats

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) There will be at least 15 seats in the Texas Legislature with no incumbents in next year's election; 13 state representatives and two state senators have announced their intent to retire or seek higher office. They include Chris Paddie, a Republican from House District 9,...

NY Ethics Panel Again Fails to Rescind Approval of Cuomo Book Deal

(Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square) The New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics met again on Tuesday, and despite even more new faces on the embattled public watchdog panel, the agency’s commissioners still could not generate enough votes to retract its approval of former Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s...

Gov. Whitmer Vetoes GOP Election-Reform Bills

(Scott McClallen, The Center Square) Michigan's Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed two GOP elections bills last week. The first-term Democrat has said she would reject any bills that she perceives as suppressing voting rights. • SB 280 aimed to require the Board of State Canvassers to complete the canvass of an...

Multiple GOP Challengers Eager to Challenge Embattled NM Gov. Grisham

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Multiple Republicans are running for New Mexico governor hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2022. Grisham is currently embroiled in a sex scandal after it was revealed last week that she allegedly paid $150,000 to cover up the inappropriate crotch-fondling of a...

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Hopes Mask Mandate Will End Before Holidays

(Kevin Bessler, The Center Square) As COVID-19 transmission rates fall in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his mask mandate may come to an end before the holidays. At a COVID-19 briefing Tuesday, Pritzker said lifting the mask mandate before Thanksgiving is an important marker for his administration. “We have three holidays...

Cruz Introduces Bill to Transfer Migrant Facilities to Ritzy Dem Vacation Spots

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a bill this week to transfer migrant detention facilities from border towns to ritzy areas where “Democrat elites host their cocktail parties,” such as Martha’s Vineyard. "President Biden and Democrats need to step up to defend our southern border and support our heroic Customs and...

Maxine Waters’ Campaign Paid Her Daughter More Than $80K This Past Year

The campaign of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., paid her daughter more than $80,000 this past year, according to campaign-finance records. The records show that Waters’s re-election campaign paid her daughter, Karen Waters, a cumulative $74,000 in donor cash through September 2021. This last quarter alone, Waters’ campaign paid Karen more...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Outlines New ‘America First’ Plan to Aid GOP Victory in 2022

According to Paul Bedard at the Washington Examiner, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who is running for reelection in 2022, has hired a new chief of staff and plans to announce endorsements of 2022 candidates in an effort to make herself "a national voice for the America First movement." There’s...
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