[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street Journal The pandemic has spurred a burst of mobility that is accelerating changes in where and how Americans live. Some young people are leaving cities earlier than is typical, while some older people are speeding up retirement moves. Fewer newcomers are giving cities a try, meaning...
Burned by the Lincoln Project, Exiled by the GOP. What’s Next for This California Republican?
[aggregation-styles] The Sacramento Bee (Subscription) In November 2019, California GOP strategist Mike Madrid got the national opportunity he’d waited two decades to put on his résumé when he joined a group of anti-Trump Republicans known as the Lincoln Project. A year later, Madrid would leave the political action committee amid...
Shocking Footage Shows Jerusalem Mosque Turned Into a War Zone, Hundreds of Palestinians Injured
[aggregation-styles] The Daily Beast The third-holiest site in Islam—the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem—was turned into a chaotic battlefield Monday as Israeli police responded violently to Palestinian protesters, injuring more than 300 people. In recent days, Jerusalem has been suffering its worst violence for years, sparked by incendiary plans to evict...
Regulatory Costs Add $93,870 to New Home Prices Says Trade Group
[aggregation-styles] NAHB Now Regulations imposed by all levels of government account for $93,870, or 23.8% of the current average sales price ($397,300) of a new single-family home, according to a new study by the National Association of Home Builders. Of the $93,870 figure, $41,330 is attributable to regulation during development,...
It’s Not a ‘Labor Shortage.’ It’s a Great Reassessment of Work in America.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post From Wall Street to the White House, expectations were high for a hiring surge in April with potentially a million Americans returning to work. Instead, the world learned Friday that just 266,000 jobs were added, a massive disappointment that raises questions about whether the recovery is...
Trump Presidency Was ‘Worst Four Years’ Ever for GOP, Republican Governor Says
[aggregation-styles] Yahoo News The Republican governor of Maryland described Donald Trump’s presidency as “the worst four years” that his party has “ever” endured. Larry Hogan, a frequent Trump critic, told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that the GOP has now shaped itself into a “sort of a circular firing...
The Next Political Battleground: School Boards
[aggregation-styles] Axios The debate over coronavirus precautions and school reopening has fueled a surge of new candidates for school boards across the country. What was traditionally a nonpartisan, hyper-local role is now at center of a swirling national political debate. Conservative and progressive parents have clashed over when and how...
Caitlyn Jenner Says She Favors Path to Citizenship for California Immigrants
[aggregation-styles] CNN California Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she favors granting a path to citizenship to the 1.75 million undocumented immigrants in the state's labor force, staking out a position that is more progressive than many voters in the GOP base nationally and at odds with former President Donald...
With Exclusive Audience at Nunes Confab, Faulconer Pitches CA Comeback
[aggregation-styles] The Sun California gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer joined Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, for his Freedom Festival in Tulare on Saturday to make his case for the governorship. “Gavin Newsom is going to be recalled,” Faulconer said to the assembled thousands. “And why? Because Californians all around the state know...
In Booting Cheney, ‘My Kevin’ Leads GOP Back to Trump
[aggregation-styles] AP News Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point, preparing to dump Rep. Liz Cheney from the No. 3 House leadership position and transform what’s left of the party of Lincoln more decisively into the party of Trump. The GOP leader argues that ousting Cheney...