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Mark Robinson Adds Refusing to Oppose Hitting Kids in Public Schools to His Dangerous Education Agenda

Mark Robinson Adds Refusing to Oppose Hitting Kids in Public Schools to His Dangerous Education Agenda Robinson on how to discipline children: “Beat them in a circle” New reporting from last week reveals that Mark Robinson’s dangerous agenda includes refusing to oppose beating kids as punishment in North Carolina’s public schools. During a campaign speech,…

Gov. Greg Gianforte Enjoys Lower Personal Tax Bill While Montanans Struggle

Gov. Greg Gianforte Enjoys Lower Personal Tax Bill While Montanans Struggle This year’s Tax Day serves as a reminder of how Gov. Greg Gianforte has completely ripped off Montana families by overseeing a major property tax crisis, while his own personal property tax bills have gone down. Just last week, a new investigation from MTN…

More Silence From Kelly Ayotte on “Connection” to Jon Stone

More Silence From Kelly Ayotte on “Connection” to Jon Stone Over the weekend, the Boston Globe reported “another potential connection” between state Rep. Jon Stone – whose threats of violence and sexual assault against police officers and their families were recently exposed – and former U.S. Senator and candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte. Not only…

One Week Later: What Did Kelly Ayotte Know About Jon Stone And When?

One Week Later: What Did Kelly Ayotte Know About Jon Stone And When? One week after a report uncovered a mass shooting threat by an Ayotte endorser, campaign “did not respond to questions about whether authorities took adequate steps in 2006 and 2007 to hold Stone accountable” when she was serving as AG One week…

“Beat them in a circle”: Mark Robinson Encourages Corporal Punishment, Won’t Oppose Using it in Public Schools

“Beat them in a circle”: Mark Robinson Encourages Corporal Punishment, Won’t Oppose Using it in Public Schools New reporting reveals that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson recently encouraged the use of corporal punishment, saying “beat them in a circle” when talking about disciplining children. The report added, “Robinson frequently calls for increased discipline in…

INVESTIGATION: “Property taxes skyrocket statewide, but not for Montana’s governor’s properties”

INVESTIGATION: “Property taxes skyrocket statewide, but not for Montana’s governor’s properties” A shocking new investigation from MTN News reveals that while many Montanans are grappling with a “property tax fiasco” that has led to some seeing their annual property tax bills go up as high as 100 percent, one Montanan has largely been spared, and…

Union Leader Op-Ed: “Ayotte Rewrites Her History on Reproductive Rights”

Union Leader Op-Ed: “Ayotte Rewrites Her History on Reproductive Rights” A new op-ed in the New Hampshire Union Leader calls out former Senator Kelly Ayotte’s lies about her votes she took in the U.S. Senate threatening in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other critical reproductive health care. The op-ed, by Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund…

Five Days Later, Five Questions Kelly Ayotte Must Answer on Her Ties to Rep. Jon Stone

Five Days Later, Five Questions Kelly Ayotte Must Answer on Her Ties to Rep. Jon Stone In the five days since a shocking new report from InDepthNH revealed that state Rep. Jon Stone “threatened to kill fellow police officers in a shooting spree, and murder his chief after raping the chief’s wife and children, all…

“As governor, I’m going to do everything I can”: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs Discusses Fight For Reproductive Freedom on MSNBC

“As governor, I’m going to do everything I can”: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs Discusses Fight For Reproductive Freedom on MSNBC Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the Arizona Supreme Court ruling allowing an 1864 near-total abortion ban to go into effect, and what she is doing to fight…

AG Josh Stein Ends Rape Kit Backlog in North Carolina

AG Josh Stein Ends Rape Kit Backlog in North Carolina Yesterday, Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Governor Josh Stein announced the end of North Carolina’s backlog of untested sexual assault kits, representing an incredible step towards survivor justice that he’s made a core priority since 2017 when he entered office. Thanks to his efforts,…

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