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U.S Bureau of Reclamation Announces Colorado River Water Allocation Cuts to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico

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Feb 13, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3856427-hickenlooper-rallies-senators-to-help-accelerate-colorado-river-compromise Feb 8, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3848012-california-plays-hardball-with-colorado-river-states-over-cutbacks Oct 6, 2022: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3677268-california-offers-to-cut-back-lake-mead-water-use-amid-drought Aug 16, 2022: The U.S Bureau of Reclamation announced Colorado River water allocation cuts to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico. Effective January 1, 2023 … Continue reading U.S Bureau of Reclamation Announces Colorado River Water Allocation Cuts to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico →

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Jury Awards $45 Million in Punitive Damages to Parents of Sandy Hook Victim in Alex Jones Defamation Case

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Nov 27, 2023: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/27/sandy-hook-families-alex-jones-legal-debt-00128825 Jan 7, 2023: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3803823-alex-jones-attorney-suspended-for-sharing-sandy-hook-families-medical-records Dec 2, 2022: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3759482-alex-jones-files-for-bankruptcy-as-damages-owed-to-sandy-hook-families-total-nearly-1-5b-report Nov 23, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3748500-judge-rules-alex-jones-must-pay-full-50m-in-damages-to-sandy-hook-family Nov 10, 2022: https://www.foxnews.com/us/connecticut-judge-orders-alex-jones-pay-more-damages-sandy-hook-victims-families Oct 23, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3700261-alex-jones-files-appeal-for-new-trial-in-sandy-hook-defamation-case Sep 22, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3657278-alex-jones-im-done-saying-im-sorry-over-false-sandy-hook-hoax-claims Sep 13, 2022: https://abcnews.go.com/US/alex-jones-faces-2nd-trial-sandy-hook-hoax/story?id=89825009 Aug 5, 2022: … Continue reading Jury Awards $45 Million in Punitive Damages to Parents of Sandy Hook Victim in Alex Jones Defamation Case →

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Op-Ed | A Message to Those Who Support Donald Trump and the Ongoing "Stolen" 2020 Election Narrative: Belief is Not Fact

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The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines belief as: a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held … Continue reading Op-Ed | A Message to Those Who Support Donald Trump and the Ongoing "Stolen" 2020 Election Narrative: Belief is Not Fact →

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Six People Dead and 24 Wounded in Mass Shooting at Independence Day Parade in Highland Park Illinois

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Jul 11, 2022: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/calls-to-release-more-graphic-images-of-deadly-attacks-meet-opposition Jul 7, 2022: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-greene-questions-july-4-shootings-designed-get-republicans-back-gu-rcna37118 Jul 6, 2022: July 4 parade shooting suspect slipped past Illinois 'red flag' safeguards | Reuters Highland Park parade shooting suspect confessed and 'seriously contemplated' a second … Continue reading Six People Dead and 24 Wounded in Mass Shooting at Independence Day Parade in Highland Park Illinois →

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Allowing Prayer on a High School Football Field

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Jul 6, 2022: In the name of religion, the Supreme Court has trashed religious liberty | The Hill Jun 27, 2022: By a vote of 6-3 (all three liberal justices dissenting) the U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Allowing Prayer on a High School Football Field →

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Overturning Roe v. Wade

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Nov 7, 2023: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4295884-ohio-issue-1-ballot-measure-abortion-rights Aug 4, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4138668-texas-judge-rules-against-abortion-ban-for-dangerous-pregnancies Jul 31, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4128993-abortion-advocates-sue-alabama-ag-over-prosecution-threats-for-out-of-state-travel Jun 30, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4076110-indiana-supreme-court-upholds-near-total-abortion-ban Jun 23, 2023: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4065188-arizona-governor-revokes-authority-for-counties-to-carry-out-abortion-related-prosecutions May 31, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4028613-oklahoma-supreme-court-strikes-down-two-laws-restricting-abortion https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4027996-republican-nevada-governor-signs-abortion-protections-legislation May 20, 2023: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4013539-nc-governor-blasts-state-republicans-over-abortion-restrictions-theyve-ignored-the-will-of-the-people May 16, 2023: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4007598-montana-governor-signs-ban-on-second-trimester-abortion-procedure May 4, … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Overturning Roe v. Wade →

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Op-Ed | After Three American Mass Shootings in 19 Days Will Anything of Consequence Change?

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Note: This post is far from being completed (as you will see by the long list of topics at the end), but I wanted to post this now while Congress is still in "the thick … Continue reading Op-Ed | After Three American Mass Shootings in 19 Days Will Anything of Consequence Change? →

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President Joe Biden | Sixth Hundred Days

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Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Leaves 21 Dead and 17 Wounded

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Jan 18 2024: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4415713-dojs-uvalde-report-finds-systemic-failures-in-school-shooting-response https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4416676-department-of-justice-uvalde-school-shooting-report-five-takeaways Dec 2, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3759966-city-of-uvalde-sues-da-seeking-records-on-shooting Oct 10, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3681789-uvalde-schools-superintendent-steps-down Oct 7, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3678197-uvaldes-school-district-suspends-entire-police-force Aug 24, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3614813-uvlade-school-board-fires-police-chief-who-led-response-to-mass-shooting Jul 17, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3563400-five-takeaways-from-the-damning-uvalde-school-shooting-report Jul 13, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/3557281-newspaper-editor-defends-decision-to-publish-uvalde-shooting-video https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uvalde-school-shooting-video-texas-robb-elementary Jul 12, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3556574-newly-released-video-shows-delayed-response-to-uvalde-shooting Jul … Continue reading Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Leaves 21 Dead and 17 Wounded →