Legalize Weed? RFK Jr's SOTU, and Megyn Kelly clobbers Stephanopoulos.
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The Free Press Pro Weed legalization - Don’t Blame Legalized Weed for Society’s Woes Prohibitionists like to blame legal cannabis for everything from rising crime to our national mental health dilemma.
And Free Press Anti Weed legalization Weed Is Dangerous. Legalizing It Was a Mistake Advocates promised decriminalizing marijuana would cure all our problems, write William P. Barr and John P. Walters. Instead, we’re a nation of addicts.
Shaun Kenney - The Republican Standard Confessions of a Never Trump Conservative
George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures America Approaches the Crisis
RFK Jr’s State of the Union
The Dispatch on Trump v. Biden II - The American People Should Demand Better
Megyn Kelly clobbers George Stephanopoulos
In other news:
The Washington Post The Medicare fight Biden wants
It's clear voters care about risks to Medicare, including its possible insolvency. According to a March 2023 poll by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy organization, about 7 in 10 Americans were 'worried' about the fate of Medicare and its ability to continue providing benefits in the future.
The Washington Post Trump polls well on immigration, but his policies don't
Americans overwhelmingly trust Donald Trump more than President Biden on immigration, polls show. This might be unsurprising, since the southern border is overwhelmed and Trump has made immigration the centerpiece of all his presidential campaigns.
New York Post Biden may be losing voters but he sure knows how to buy them back
A New York Times/Siena poll recently found 23% of black voters surveyed would vote for Trump if the election were held immediately.
New York Post Elon Musk says Dems allow illegal immigration to build political power: ‘One-party deep socialist state'
A Fox News Poll conducted at the end of February found that while the economy was the top issue for 37% of voters, immigration followed at 21%, while abortion at 10% was the only other issue to hit double digits.
The Associated Press Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too
They justify keeping fossil fuels in the mix for economic benefits and for energy security, reliability and independence. Former President Donald Trump has indicated he'll try to roll back President Joe Biden's clean energy investments and expand drilling if he returns to office.
The transition to clean energy is unstoppable, but could be greatly slowed by unwilling politicians, said Shannon Baker-Branstetter, senior director for domestic climate and energy policy at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress.
The Associated Press African Development Bank chief criticizes opaque loans tied to Africa's natural resources
The shift to renewable energy and electric vehicles has caused a spike in the demand for critical minerals, driving these kind of loans. That includes a China-Congo deal that strengthens Beijing's position in the global supply chain for EVs and other products as it taps into the world's largest reserves of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries, in the impoverished central African country.
Axios Here's what it costs to charge electric vehicles in Indiana
The article discusses a new proposal in Indiana that would charge electric vehicle owners an additional fee to make up for lost gas tax revenue. The proposal has sparked controversy, with some arguing that it unfairly targets electric vehicle owners and discourages the use of environmentally-friendly vehicles. The proposal is still in the early stages and has not yet been implemented.
The Washington Times Reporters cash in spinning climate hype
These are fundamental, commonsense concerns. Europeans are revolting against net-zero and clean energy because politicians refused to listen.
USA TODAY Wizards, Capitals owner, Va. governor need to take Politics 101
A new arena deal may end up getting done, but in the here and now, the failure is a setback for Youngkin and Leonsis, and an 80-year-old Virginia politician and fireball, state senator L. Louise Lucas, is largely responsible for making sure the arena and entertainment project is not on the state's two-year budget which passed Saturday. The arena project never had Lucas' support, a necessity. Had Youngkin been more savvy, he would have known that and made sure he did all he could to get her support.
The Epoch Times Virginia Becomes Second State to Ban Legacy Admissions
That message is echoed by Republicans like state Attorney General Jason Miyares, who called out the apparent hypocrisy in the colleges' argument that the high court's affirmative action ruling would harm the chances for students from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds.
Augusta Free Press Nineteen state AGs support Montana legislation to prohibit TikTok
This is an unacceptable risk to consumers, and Montana is right to confront it,' Attorney General Jason Miyares said. 'While Congress works on similar legislation at the federal level, Montana's authority to protect its citizens must be preserved.' The attorneys general highlight that TikTok was the second most downloaded mobile application worldwide last year, with 654 million downloads.\
Henrico Citizen Miyares, 40 other AGs urge Meta to address social media account takeovers
A bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general, including Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, are calling on Meta to take steps to protect users from account takeovers by scammers. Account takeovers occur when someone breaks into a user's account and changes passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful owner.
The Daily Caller Dem Who Wants To Ban Congressional Stock Trading Recently Disclosed Having Millions In Microsoft Options
The Trust in Congress Act was first introduced by Virginia Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy in 2020 and was reintroduced in 2021, but never made it out of committee despite being co-sponsored by Gottheimer and 74 other members of Congress, legislative records show.
Franklin News Post New law allows Appalachian Power customers to shop for solar energy
This year's legislation was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax County (SB 255) and Del. Richard 'Rip' Sullivan, D-Fairfax County (HB 108). Surovell and Sullivan also carried bills, approved by the House and Senate, that would expand Dominion's program to allow more customers to subscribe.
Sports
The Associated Press UNC, Duke and Clemson are NCAA locks. The ACC Tournament is a chance for others to get in
Top-heavy, at least, with No. 4 North Carolina and No. 11 Duke leading the way and Clemson also a lock to make the NCAA Tournament. The ACC Tournament comes to the nation's capital this week with Virginia, Wake Forest, Pitt and others on the bubble looking to prove they should also be part of March Madness.
Daily News-Record Dukes Roll Past Arkansas State To Clinch NCAA Tournament Berth
'That's what this team is,' Dukes coach Mark Byington said. 'If you look at the bench, this is what I love, if you look at the bench when Xavier Brown was doing all of that, the bench was happy for him.
The Breeze JMU men's hoops defeats Texas State 73-68, advances to championship
'They're a challenge,' head coach Mark Byington said of the Bobcats.
Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia's Reece Beekman named ACC defensive player of the year again
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Virginia senior guard Reece Beekman became the first ACC player to be named the conference's defensive player of the year in back-to-back seasons since North Carolina's John Henson in 2011 and 2012, on Monday.