Guy Bentley Connecticut is moving further down the road to marijuana legalization with a fresh bill and widespread support. State Rep. Juan Candelaria is promising to “push hard” for legalization for those over 21 and is introducing a bill to the General Assembly with nine Democratic legislators, reports The Inquisitr. “I’m going to be…
Juliegrace Brufke A recent poll found those living in states with higher tax burdens are more likely to say they want to move than residents of states with lower taxes. According to Gallup, 46 percent of those living in Connecticut and New Jersey – which have some of the highest state and local rates in…
Casey Harper Gun deaths among law enforcement have skyrocketed this year due largely to a slew of police officer deaths this week. At least five on-duty police officers were killed during a four-day period this week. A Colorado sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot Monday followed by two Sheriff deputies Wednesday in Maryland, CNN reports….
Blake Neff During a Sunday morning appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer decried the intent of many Senate Republicans to prevent President Barack Obama from appointing the successor to deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But less than a decade ago, Schumer advocated doing the same exact thing if any additional…
Blake Neff U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died at 79 Saturday after 30 years on the Supreme Court. His death removes a conservative stalwart from the bench and also throws the affairs of the country’s highest court into upheaval. Obama has already said he’ll tap a successor, and the Republican-controlled Congress has signaled its…
by Julie Borowski At a recent Hillary Clinton rally, Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright told the crowd, “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” Welp, see you in hell, Madeleine Albright. Did she imply that women who don’t vote for Hillary Clinton are designed to burn in hell for eternity? Because…
Scalia Dead at 79 by Josh Guckert Antonin Scalia, age 79, was found dead Saturday at Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa, Texas. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1986 and was the longest-tenured justice on the Court. Long considered to be one of…
by Alexander R. Cohen In a Ted Cruz ad, Amy Lindsay says voters should look for “more than just a pretty face.” But the Cruz campaign isn’t using the ad: Lindsay turned out to have been in adult movies, so the campaign decided to drop her. But Lindsay is more than just a porn actress….
by Micah J. Fleck Donald Trump was on Fox Business recently and complained about a planned appearance by Pope Francis in Mexico, equating it to implied political or crony allegiances for Mexico and against America. Trump argued that America can only be strong if a wall is built along the country lines with Mexico and the…
by Micah J. Fleck Hudson Institute senior fellow Jeffrey H. Anderson has uncovered some shocking numbers that reveal a tax plan like what Sanders proposes would actually reduce the average citizen’s income by one sixth. Anderson writes in The Weekly Standard: Now that Bernie Sanders has routed Hillary Clinton by 22 points in New Hampshire,…