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The private equity firm Blackstone now owns more marinas than anyone in the world. [TheTopNews] Read More.22 hours ago - The Precarious Future of Vote by Mail
Defenders of democracy breathed a sigh of relief this week after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s effort to restrict vote by mail this fall. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump this spring gave the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented authority to screen and reject mailed-in ballots, based on voter lists that states would have been forced to supply. In a one-paragraph ruling, the Court upheld a lower-court injunction preventing the Postal Service from implementing such a system for the upcoming midterms. Yet plenty of damage has been done. Nor is the threat to vote by mail over. The Supreme Court’s decision was a single paragraph that did not address the merits. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence also laid out a roadmap for the administration to follow in case it wants to try again (which of course it will). In Kavanaugh’s view, the new process failed to pass muster only because “state and local election officials [did] not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections”—not because the Postal Service lacks the authority to regulate vote by mail. Given the absence of a full opinion by the Court, it’s impossible to know if other conservative justices find this reasoning plausible (with the exception of Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, whose dissent makes clear they would have given the green light). Advocates of vote by mail (or “voting at home”) have worked for decades to expand the practice as a way to encourage voter participation. Eight states and the District of Columbia now conduct their elections exclusively by mail (so-called “universal vote at home” states), and research shows that turnout in these states outpaces that of states without this approach. This is true even for primaries, where turnout is notoriously low. All this progress is now in jeopardy. Vote-by-mail expert Phil Keisling—who served as Oregon’s Secretary of State and is a Monthly contributing editor—worries that the confusion spawned by this legal wrangling will lower turnout this fall among voters now uncertain about their options. “It has so put a cloud over mail ballots that people have not been signing up,” he said. Trump’s unrelenting claims of widespread fraud have also eroded trust in vote by mail—despite the utter lack of evidence that fraud is a problem. (And never mind that Trump himself trusts vote by mail enough to be an avid practitioner himself.) The Pew Research Center finds that public support for early and absentee voting has fallen… [TheTopNews] Read More.22 hours ago - Republican Assembly candidate Schnitzler on ag issues, gas price fallout, and da...
Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s 95th Assembly, Cedric Schnitzler, in the WIZM studio last week for The Rick Solem Show, discussing the critical agricultural and economic issues facing western Wisconsin, and issuing a direct call for the federal government to tackle soaring diesel prices. Listen live weekdays at 5:05 p.m. Find the pod on Spotify, Apple Podcast or here. Tune in on the WIZM app or on air at 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska) Schnitzler, a lifelong farmer and Monroe County Board Chair, also discussed local policy and ag issues, including the push to protect groundwater, county efforts to refine data center moratoriums, and why state lawmakers need to protect local control. Schnitzler is running against incumbent Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) in the fall elections that conclude Nov. 3. Episode Highlights: Federal Action on Diesel: Schnitzler calls on D.C. to take immediate action on $6 diesel, warning that soaring fuel costs are driving up prices on everything. Data Center Moratorium: Monroe County moves to adjust its moratorium language so small business and hospital servers don’t get swept up in tech regulations. Local Control Under Siege: Schnitzler cautions that state lawmakers could strip local power over major developments, including data centers. Forever Chemicals in Water: Why growing concerns over PFAS contamination near local waterways demand real accountability and cleaner alternatives. Ag Supply Chain Under Pressure: How rising input costs, high fuel prices, and market shifts are impacting local producers and driving up grocery bills. Fair-Share Farm Taxes: Why preserving agricultural use-value property assessments is critical to keeping local producers in business. The post Republican Assembly candidate Schnitzler on ag issues, gas price fallout, and data centers appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM. [TheTopNews] Read More.23 hours ago - German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz
The chancellor is facing intense political pressure which will increase if his party struggles in Sunday's polls. [TheTopNews] Read More.23 hours ago - Oasis archive featuring unheard live tapes set for £1.6m auction
A massive archive of previously unheard Oasis recordings, valued between £1.2m and £1.6m, is set to go under the hammer next month, in a report first published by the BBC. [TheTopNews] Read More.24 hours ago - Johnny Marr’s guitar collection fetches £4M at historic Christie’s ...The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has raised almost £4m at auction following the sale of his extensive instrument collection, in a report first published by the BBC. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 day ago
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