by Brett Chandrasekhar Though Gary Johnson was unable to reach the 15% cutoff to make the debates this year, there is another important number his supporters are hoping he’ll achieve. By hitting 5%, Johnson will make the Libertarian Party (LP) eligible for public funding for the presidential campaign in 2020. Many principled libertarians, however, are…
by Kody Fairfield According to Michael Gossum, the political director at WBKO in Bowling Green, Kentucky, incumbent Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R), has picked up an an across-the-aisle endorsement from the Democrat Adair County Judge-Executive, Michael Stephens. .@RandPaul picks up an endorsement from across the aisle. Democrat, Adair County Judge-Executive Michael Stephens endorses Paul over Gray. — Michael…
by Michael Bastasch Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton came out against a New Hampshire natural gas pipeline after privately telling trade unions she “does not oppose pipelines,” according to emails. Environmentalists cheered Clinton’s opposition to the pipeline, which they saw as bad for the climate, but trade unions quickly contacted the campaign concerned the former…
Duterte Is Willing To Support It If Deemed Beneficial By: Elias J. Atienza The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, said that he was open to the idea of the legalization of medical marijuana in an interview with Al Jazeera. Duterte, known for his infamous drug war, would support it if the Food and Drug…
by Ted Goodman Minority employees working for The New York Times earn 10 percent less than the average wage, and female employees make 7 percent less than male coworkers, according to a new study. The News Guild of New York, a union which represents 3,000 journalists and media employees in New York-based media organizations, conducted a study in…
by Steve Birr The tax on tobacco products could spike 400 percent in North Dakota if a ballot measure aiming to increase regulations on tobacco and electronic cigarettes passes in November. The proposal, known as Measure 4, would increase the current tobacco tax from 44 cents to $2.20 and add a new tax on electronic cigarettes sold…
by Phillip Stucky Republican nominee Donald Trump continued his slide with male voters, according to a Tuesday analysis published by Morning Consult. Trump led Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton among male voters by 8 percent before the first presidential debate. Shortly after the debate, both candidates closed the gap, with Trump only earning 40 percent of…
by Blake Neff Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s brothers and “crazy” friends grated badly on campaign manager John Podesta, who wished he could send them on an 18-month cruise to get them out of the way, newly-leaked emails reveal. The emails in question are between Podesta and Neera Tanden, the president of the Center for…
by Robert Donachie Former New York City Mayor Bloomberg is funneling millions into two California campaigns promoting discriminatory taxes on Bay Area grocery stores similar to his own soda tax, which was slapped down in New York. Just like the early settlers of the United States, who envisioned a country which spanned coast to coast, former Mayor…
by Michael Bastasch A federal judge ruled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must study how many coal industry workers have been laid off due to federal environmental regulations. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey gave EPA two weeks to come up with a way to measure job losses from air pollution regulations, including a special…