The 25 States Most Dependent on Government Support Which states rely on the federal government the most? The answer may surprise you! Rankings were based on three major factors: the number of federal employees, the percentage of government revenue, ... 05/2/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
The Richest Person In Every State 2024 Cross country moves, skyrocketing stocks and a new fast food billionaire shake up the ranks of the states’ richest ... of them tied for the top spot in their state) are worth $1.6 trillion, $100 ... 05/1/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Biden’s historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters with 38 states having already legalized medical marijuana in addition to 24 that have approved its recreational use. That’s helped fuel fast growth in the U.S. marijuana industry, with sales estimated ... 05/1/2024 - 2:04 am | View Link
US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance “Criminal records for marijuana use and possession have imposed needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities,” Biden said in December. “Too many lives have been upended ... 05/1/2024 - 1:25 am | View Link
Marijuana reclassification would mean instant cash flow for Michigan dispensaries Rescheduling marijuana eliminates the IRS Tax Code 280E, which prevents individuals from writing off business expenses involved in the trafficking of narcotics translating to a 70% or sometimes higher ... 04/30/2024 - 11:29 am | View Link
“Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that he is not allowed to testify in his own defense at a criminal trial in Manhattan over his alleged falsification of business records,” CNN reports.
Said Trump: “I’m not allowed to testify. I’m under a gag order. I guess, right? I’m not allowed to testify, because this judge, who’s totally conflicted, has me under an unconstitutional gag order.”
He continued by complaining that he’s “not allowed to talk” even when others attack him, then said again, “So I’m not allowed to testify because of an unconstitutional gag order.”
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) “signed into law a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, rescinding one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws after weeks of hard-fought political negotiation at the state capitol,” the Arizona Republic reports.
Former Michigan House speaker Lee Chatfield (R) and his wife “pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds,” the AP reports.
They are accused of using money for personal travel, housing and other benefits when he was in office.
Tom Nichols: “One problem has been around as long as the republic: Americans don’t pay attention to politics, and when they do, they frequently blame the current president for whatever is going wrong in their lives. For most people, economic cause and effect is mostly notional; if gas prices are high today, or if someone is still not working despite low unemployment rates, it’s because of the guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Times: “To recap, the jury just heard a very important recording, made by Michael Cohen during the 2016 campaign and extracted from his phone. On the recording, Trump discussed a hush-money payment with Cohen, asking him specifically about the financing of the deal. The payment in question went to Karen McDougal, not Stormy Daniels.
A longtime lieutenant and criminal co-defendant of far-right Chinese fugitive mogul Guo Wengui has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges ahead of their upcoming trial. This development strengthens the position of federal prosecutors in a case in which they have called Steve Bannon, a vocal Guo ally, a “co-conspirator.”
Yvette Wang, Guo’s former chief of staff and alleged co-conspirator in defrauding thousands of Guo supporters of more than $1 billion, pleaded not guilty after her arrest in March 2023.