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‘Clear and utter disregard’: Immigrants file complaint over hazardous conditions at private facility

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People detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to be harmed by hazardous detention conditions. Nine immigrants jailed at a private facility in southern California say in a civil rights complaint that they’ve suffered from difficulty breathing, headaches, and gastrointestinal pain due to hazardous air, dust, mold, and drinking water contamination at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. “We are breathing in sewage and manure fumes constantly due to the nonfunctional air ventilation system,” Ramon Dominguez Gonzalez said in a release. The Management & Training Corporation-operated (MTC) facility is located in an agricultural region.…

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Biden heads to Georgia to escalate partisan fight over U.S. election laws

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President Biden plans to journey to Georgia on Tuesday to drum up support for a Democratic rewriting of the nation’s election laws and accuse Republicans of curtailing voting rights. A partisan showdown over election laws has become the Democrats’ top priority after the demise last month of Mr. Biden’s $ 1.75 … The Washington Times stories: White House

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‘Wild West’: California Aims to Crack Down on Major Retailers Over Plastic Bag Violations

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A California state commission requested that authorities crack down on retailers it accused of skirting plastic bag and pollution laws, Reuters reported. The California Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling alleged that many retail businesses are selling plastic bags that are falsely labeled as being recyclable, according to Reuters. On Dec. 3, the state-appointed commission sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, asking them to pursue legal means to prevent further violations. “It is a Wild West of recycling…

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Biden administration challenged on climate claims over tornado disaster

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The Biden administration faced pushback Monday for pushing a climate change link to the deadly tornadoes that cut a path of destruction across Kentucky and neighboring states, leaving a trail of leveled buildings, shredded trees and mangled cars. President Biden said Sunday that “we all know everything is more intense … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden Bureaucrats Quietly Increase Federal Government’s Control Over Health Care

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Throughout the first decade of the 21st century, conservatives in state capitals and in Congress supported a balanced approach of increasing health insurance coverage while granting states flexibility to design sustainable Medicaid programs for low-income residents that include personal responsibility.  States enjoyed broad flexibility to recreate Medicaid programs that reflected what was practicable and achievable.  The Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, went in the opposite direction and Congress passed it on a strictly partisan basis. Obamacare took away states’ authority to regulate insurance markets. Health care should not…

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