Kathy Hochul slammed for B election-year ‘slush funds’
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Kathy Hochul slammed for $1B election-year ‘slush funds’

ByNews Polite

Gov. Kathy Hochul treated herself to nearly $1 billion worth of pork-barrel spending in this year’s state budget — allowing her to freely hand out cash as she runs for election against Republican challenger Lee Zeldin. Hochul and her Democratic allies in the Legislature added the $920 million worth of…

Team Biden’s shameless bid to dodge blame for school closure damage
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Team Biden’s shameless bid to dodge blame for school closure damage

ByNews Polite

Team Biden’s comment on news that school lockdowns cost America’s kids years of progress boils down to “Don’t blame us!” Seriously: President Joe Biden’s Education Department late last week issued this absurdity: “When President Biden took office, most schools in America remained closed. President Biden got to work. He put…

Biden screws the frugal, America’s real polarization and other commentary
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Biden screws the frugal, America’s real polarization and other commentary

ByNews Polite

Libertarian: Biden Screws the Frugal The problem with President Biden’s student-loan forgiveness “runs far beyond finances,” fumes Fiona Harrigan at Reason: Consider the “many college graduates who made strategic choices to avoid taking on debt in the first place.” Her parents “convinced me that starting my adult life that far…

Kathy Hochul says shooting contests staying despite new gun law
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Kathy Hochul says shooting contests staying despite new gun law

ByNews Polite

Residents of upstate New York are fearing another legislative misfire by Albany Democrats who restricted concealed weapons earlier this year in response to a controversial decision by the Supreme Court. Rural residents have been up in arms since lawmakers passed legislation at the end of June banning firearms at a…