#Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2021” The Issue: The Democrats’ push to end the Senate filibuster and stop voting reform laws in red states. President Biden’s party is poised to push through “reforms” designed to turn a democracy into a permanent one-party state, while using inflammatory words at a time when we are…

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#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

“#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary” Economy desk: NY’s Recovery Trails Nation Private-economy employment in New York “remained far below pre-pandemic levels last month, badly trailing the jobs recovery in the rest of the country,” warns the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon. Private jobs here were down 12.2 percent (i.e., by about 1 million)…

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#Obama’s economic adviser blasts Biden’s stimulus plan, says it could trigger high inflation

#Obama’s economic adviser blasts Biden’s stimulus plan, says it could trigger high inflation

“#Obama’s economic adviser blasts Biden’s stimulus plan, says it could trigger high inflation” Former Obama economic adviser Larry Summers continues to blast the Biden administration’s stimulus plan and warns it will result in a major inflation crisis. “We’re taking substantial risks,” Summers told The Washington Post. “This might not have struck as much a nerve if it didn’t reflect…

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#Kamala Harris has no immigration meetings on public schedule

#Kamala Harris has no immigration meetings on public schedule

“#Kamala Harris has no immigration meetings on public schedule” Vice President Harris avoided media over the weekend and has no immigration-related meetings on her public schedule Monday, as the situation at the border continues to deteriorate. Harris, who was tapped by President Biden to handle the migrant crisis last Wednesday, made no media appearances on…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 29, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 29, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 29, 2021” The Issue: A deal struck by New York state lawmakers to legalize marijuana by 2022. I grew up in the ’60s, so I have no problem with the smoking of marijuana (“Potholes in the Pot Law,” Editorial, March 25). As a former pot smoker, I can say…

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#Texas Democrat reveals photos of kids packed in border facilities

#Texas Democrat reveals photos of kids packed in border facilities

“#Texas Democrat reveals photos of kids packed in border facilities” New photos that reveal startlingly overcrowded conditions at border facilities were released by a Democratic congressman Sunday. The shots show dozens of children packed into glass-walled rooms, lying shoulder-to-shoulder on thin mattresses, many covered with foil blankets amid the escalating crisis. Others showed hundreds of…

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#Jen Psaki, Chris Wallace spar over media access to border

#Jen Psaki, Chris Wallace spar over media access to border

“#Jen Psaki, Chris Wallace spar over media access to border” Fox News host Chris Wallace ripped White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday over media access at border facilities — saying the Biden Administration is being “less transparent than the Trump administration.” It was part of a tense exchange between the two during an…

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