#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

“‘Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city” New York City is in the midst of a housing crunch — and “ghost apartments,” empty rent-controlled units that are not in any rentable condition, are contributing to it. Almost 50,000 such units need expensive renovations and upgrades (often close to $100,000) before they’d be legal…

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#The Jan. 6 Committee should do its whole job

#The Jan. 6 Committee should do its whole job

“The Jan. 6 Committee should do its whole job” The Jan. 6 Committee just revealed how nakedly political it is. Forget protecting the nation: It’s safeguarding the Democratic Party. After conducting hundreds of depositions and closed-door hearings, committee staff were notified last week that most of their findings — about domestic extremist groups and about law enforcement’s…

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#Weed lobby’s dangerous wins, Brittney Griner’s harrowing ordeal and other commentary

#Weed lobby’s dangerous wins, Brittney Griner’s harrowing ordeal and other commentary

“Weed lobby’s dangerous wins, Brittney Griner’s harrowing ordeal and other commentary” Drug watch: Weed Lobby’s Dangerous Wins “This year’s midterm ballot measures to legalize marijuana across five different states are more evidence of the weed lobby’s advancements,” argues Mark Haskins at The Federalist. But “today, many of the arguments made by the pro-marijuana movement” —…

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#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

“Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge” Cashless bail isn’t the only Albany “reform” fueling New York crime and criminal-justice chaos; so, too, are the tougher new requirements for prosecutors. Indeed, the 2019 changes in the “discovery” laws are wreaking havoc across the state, to the…

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#Dems’ voter-suppression oops, private sector to the moon and other commentary

#Dems’ voter-suppression oops, private sector to the moon and other commentary

“Dems’ voter-suppression oops, private sector to the moon and other commentary” Liberal: Dems’ Voter-Suppression Oops “Democrats have been consumed by panic about voter suppression,” but, as election results and academic research show, voter-ID laws “have no significant impact on turnout” — though measures like early voting don’t “inherently tip the scales to Democrats” either, explains…

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#America’s ‘dead heat’ dilemma, Trump picks sank the GOP and other commentary

#America’s ‘dead heat’ dilemma, Trump picks sank the GOP and other commentary

“America’s ‘dead heat’ dilemma, Trump picks sank the GOP and other commentary” From the left: America’s ‘Dead Heat’ Dilemma “Republicans and Democrats again find themselves in a dead heat as they fight for control of the American government,” with Americans divided almost evenly over which party they prefer, grumbles The Atlantic’s Annie Lowrey. Of course,…

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