Sen. Angus King talked to CNN's John Berman this morning about the difficulty of getting a stimulus bill passed under the reign of Mitch McConnell. "We could have a bill supported by 99 senators and if the majority leader said, 'I'm not going to bring it up,' it doesn't come up.

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  • Monthly Direct Payments Banned in Four States
    And while some states have taken the stimulus checks as a playbook on how to help residents in times of financial need, other states are looking to or have banned stimulus-type payments altogether.
    05/3/2024 - 7:52 am | View Link
  • 500 Stimulus check Claim: How you can claim the $500 payment this month and who is eligible?
    These are the eligibility criteria.Amidst the anticipation for a fourth stimulus check, the Social Security Administration has announced the return of the $500 stimulus check program, exclusive to ...
    05/3/2024 - 12:25 am | View Link
  • Red states are better at saving the planet than blue states
    A juxtaposition between Georgia’s new nuclear plant and California’s high-speed rail shows the difference between GOP, Democratic approaches to the environment ...
    04/30/2024 - 11:09 am | View Link
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    Massachusetts will have to spend nearly half a billion dollars in just the next year in order to maintain Governor Healey’s emergency shelter, food, ...
    04/25/2024 - 11:49 pm | View Link
  • Blue states push back strongly against book censorship
    According to the American Library Association, over 4,200 works in school and public libraries were targeted in 2023, a jump from the old record of nearly 2,600 books in 2022. Many challenged ...
    04/23/2024 - 2:49 pm | View Link
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