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Battleground Michigan Set to Debate Citizen-Only Voting Initiative

December 13, 2024 Battleground, Michigan, initiative, CitizenOnly, debate, Voting0 comment

Lawmakers in Michigan—one of the most fiercely contested battleground states in the 2024 presidential election—will consider an amendment to the state Constitution to ensure that only citizens vote. Michigan state Rep. Bryan Posthumus, the No. 2 Republican in the House as floor leader, says that next month he will propose a constitutional amendment requiring prospective voters to produce proof of U.S. citizenship during voter registration and a government-issued photo ID when casting a ballot. Current Michigan law allows either an ID or a signed affidavit. Posthumus’ proposal is in response to…

MoveOn’s 2024 Wrapped

December 13, 2024 2024, wrapped, MoveOn’s0 comment

While things may not have gone the way we wanted or anticipated, we accomplished a lot this year and so did you! The post MoveOn’s 2024 Wrapped appeared first on MoveOn: People-Powered Progress. MoveOn: People-Powered Progress

Party Poopers: Palm Beach seeks to limit Trump’s Mar-a-Lago galas as residents seethe over traffic

December 9, 2024 Seethe, MaraLago, Over, Poopers, Party, galas, Limit, seeks, Palm, Beach, residents, traffic, trumps0 comment

President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence has become the White House of the South of sorts, but those who live in Palm Beach want to shut down the resort’s frequent, large parties because of road closures that cut the town in two. The Washington Times stories: White House

Compromise defense bill to give 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops

December 9, 2024 enlisted, raise, compromise, Defense, Bill, Troops, give, 14.5%, junior0 comment

The House and Senate Armed Services committees’ compromise defense policy bill released late Saturday night could give junior enlisted service members a 14.5% pay raise next year — a historic pay bump for troops in the ranks of E-1 through E-4. Under the 2025 defense policy bill, all service members will get a 4.5% pay raise, which will take effect at the beginning of the year. Junior enlisted troops will receive an additional 10% pay bump, which will start in April, according to the legislation. The 14.5% pay raise is…

The Bizarre Normalcy of Trump 2.0

December 9, 2024 Normalcy, Trump, bizarre0 comment

A very strange disjuncture has opened up in Washington between the serene mood and the alarming developments that are under way. The surface is calm because the Republican presidential candidate won the election, and Democrats, the only one of the two major parties committed on principle to upholding the legitimacy of election results, conceded defeat and are cooperating in the peaceful transition of power. Whatever energy the chastened Democrats can muster at the moment is aimed inward, at factional struggles over their future direction. Meanwhile, what is actually happening in…

What’s Next for the Woke Bureaucrats in the Administrative State?

December 9, 2024 state, Next, What's, bureaucrats, Woke., administrative0 comment

President-elect Donald Trump poses a serious threat to the woke bureaucrats and their left-wing allies who have injected their ideology into the administrative state, but these activists won’t be giving up easily. As Trump staffs up for a second term, the bureaucrats have hatched at least three strategies to oppose him: returning to the left-wing nonprofit sphere to act as a government-in-waiting; passing new regulations to cement their ideology into the rules before Trump can reverse them; and burrowing into the bureaucracy to oppose him from within, the same way…