The president’s quiet effort to free municipalities from the despotism of GOP governors.
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In a Biden-DeSantis Race, All Politics Will Be Local
In June 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation blocking local governments from requiring that gas stations in their jurisdictions provide electric vehicle charging stations. It was a classic DeSantis move, like his effort to ban certain books from school libraries: aggressively use state power to overturn decisions by local officials that he doesn’t like. […]
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The Tax Bill May Test Blue States’ Willingness to Subsidize Red States
Attorneys general from California, New York, and New Jersey have said they plan to take the federal government to court.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Are There More Discouraged Workers in Red States Than Blue States?
The Labor Force Participation Rate is lower in states that voted for Trump than those that voted for Clinton.
