#Democrats’ effort to force gun votes fizzles in House

#Democrats’ effort to force gun votes fizzles in House

A Democratic strategy to move tougher gun laws through the House has hit a brick wall of GOP opposition, all but guaranteeing the hot-button issue will be relegated to the realm of campaign messaging in the Republican-led lower chamber.   Democratic leaders had launched procedural maneuvers last month designed to force votes on several gun reform measures over the…

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#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

Montana House Republicans on Wednesday voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr. All 68 House Republicans voted to censure Zephyr, while the body’s 32 Democrats voted against it. Zephyr, one of the state’s first openly transgender lawmakers, will be barred from the House floor, anteroom and gallery for the remainder of the session. She has…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 17, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 17, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 17, 2022” Raises for polsEven by New Yorkers’ low-grade expectations of their elected officials, Gov. Hochul’s support for Assembly and state Senate raises is astounding (“Kat: Yes, return & raise your own pay!” Dec. 10). The governor, her predecessor and both Democratic legislative conferences have imposed the worst crime…

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#Biden’s focus on semiautomatic weapons is ignorance manifest

#Biden’s focus on semiautomatic weapons is ignorance manifest

“Biden’s focus on semiautomatic weapons is ignorance manifest” The hallmark of the Joe Biden presidency is ignorance, the hallmark of the gun-policy debate is ignorance, and so when President Biden weighs in on firearms — as with his recent insistence that the United States should categorically prohibit semiautomatic weapons — the result is ignorance squared….

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