Republican Governors Buck Party Line On Raising Taxes

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The grandson of a founding member of the Black Panther Party said his grandfather does not support former President Donald Trump, asserting that a viral video interview of the activist supposedly endorsing Trump was misleading. On Tuesday, Eric Jones responded to the viral video that was posted on Sunday, sharing on X that he was working to get it removed because it misrepresented his grandfather, David Hilliard, the former chief of staff of the Black Panther Party.

As part of an investment deal with the Serbian government, Jared Kushner’s fund pledged to construct a “memorial dedicated to all the victims of NATO aggression,” Spy Talk reports.

Donald Trump had his New York City concealed carry license quietly suspended last year, and following his felony conviction last week, the NYPD is preparing to revoke it entirely, CNN reports.

More transparency is coming for Colorado’s delivery and ride-hail drivers. Gov. Jared Polis this week signed two bills into law that will mandate more extensive disclosures of ride details for drivers on platforms such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. SB24-075, dubbed the Transportation Network Company Transparency bill, mandates ride-hail companies divulge how much of the ride’s cost will go to the company versus the driver.

Washington — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues, The test vote won a 51-39 majority, but that was well short of the 60 votes to move ahead on the legislation. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It came as the Senate has abandoned hopes of doing serious bipartisan legislation before the election.