Along Party Lines

Friday, 30 September 2022

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Queen for a day

Gettysburg Times 30 Sep 2022

My sister was always “the pretty one.” In her 20s, she worked on an assembly line in a mill and modeled the mill’s line of clothing for corporate buyers ... My only job was to transport the guests of honor to and from the party ... As we pulled out, all the family lined up along the driveway to wave us a royal farewell.

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Elected officials divided over voting by mail

The Salem News 30 Sep 2022

But there are lingering divisions along political party lines, with seemingly more Democrats favoring the expanded voting options than Republicans ... But the debate divided Beacon Hill lawmakers along party lines, with Democrats pushing the changes through the state Legislature with no Republican votes.

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Editorial: No surprise: NC GOP reps oppose election measures

Rocky Mount Telegram 30 Sep 2022

Apparently not. Because when the House passed critical legislation last week intended to prevent a repeat of the 2020 coup attempt, the vote fell almost entirely along party lines ... The other 203 apparently decided it was OK to leave the door open for future elections to be stolen — another reminder of the vise-like grip Trump still has on his party.

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Senate confirms Matt Platkin as attorney general, despite GOP outcry

Victoria Advocate 30 Sep 2022

(Edwin J. Torres ... Platkin’s nomination was approved 24-10, largely along party lines, with Republican Sens ... Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Warren) on Thursday suggested Platkin crossed a line when he supported Murphy in closing houses of worship — but keeping liquor stores open — after coronavirus cases started multiplying in New Jersey in March 2020 ... Sen ... .

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$2.5 billion for fire damage relief included in spending bill

Albuquerque Journal 30 Sep 2022

“I can tell you that the entire congressional delegation bent every single ear they could think to bend over the course of the past couple of months. And it all came together today,” said Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M ... In what is often a Congress sharply divided along party lines, both sides of the aisle supported the relief for New Mexico ... .

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Editorial: The shooting at Roxborough High and the absurd state law that limits local gun ...

Finger Lakes Times 30 Sep 2022

While Kenney's executive order — which was announced hours before the shooting — was well intended, it underscores the meager gun safety tools public officials have in a country (and state) that has been hijacked by the gun lobby and a perverted interpretation of the Second Amendment ... The majority Republican court panel voted 3-2 along party lines ... .

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A year after bombshell Facebook disclosure, fight for kids’ online safety forges ahead

The Hill 30 Sep 2022

Efforts to regulate how tech companies collect and use children’s data gained momentum in the U.S ... The documents released by Haugen and her wide-ranging testimony to U.S ... Sen ... Support for the FTC’s review was split along party lines, with Republicans railing against the agency for getting involved in action they say Congress should be taking ... .

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A day of family togetherness

The Independence Examiner 29 Sep 2022

My sister was always “the pretty one.” In her 20’s, she worked on an assembly line in a mill and modeled the mill’s line of clothing for corporate buyers ... My only job was to transport the guests of honor to and from the party ... As we pulled out, all the family lined up along the driveway to wave us a royal farewell.

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Sharon Randall: Queen for a day

Scottsbluff StarHerald 29 Sep 2022

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Brown discusses Holocaust memorial, top priorities with Jewish media

Cleveland Jewish News 29 Sep 2022

Brown said he did not see much chance of the Iran deal moving forward in the near future as it is “not a top line item for Senate Democrats” due, in part, to the difficulty of the topic ... He said Bloomekatz should be confirmed, but it will be along party lines, 50-51, with Vice President Kamala Harris likely providing the tie-breaking vote.

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Colorado Democrats kill effort to audit Polis' personal business interests

Colorado Springs Gazette 29 Sep 2022

The bipartisan legislative committee that oversees ...

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Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert shutdown

The Hill 29 Sep 2022

Manchin and top Democrats had previously struck a deal to advance the proposal,  which is aimed at speeding up the country’s energy infrastructure projects, as part of a larger agreement to gain his support for the Inflation Reduction Act, a sprawling tax, climate and health care plan passed along party lines last month.

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New AZ poll: Voters lean Republican but Kelly still leads Masters

Longview News-Journal 29 Sep 2022

Kelly, who describes himself as a moderate but usually votes along party lines, is a former Navy combat pilot and astronaut who was elected in 2020 to fill the remainder of the late John McCain’s term.

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Gov. Murphy’s favorability rating rises sharply, new poll shows

NJ 29 Sep 2022

Nearly half of new Jerseyans have a favorable view of Gov. Phil Murphy, marking a double-digit increase compared to six months ago, a new poll released Thursday showed ... It’s a when the governor was underwater with a 33% to 38% favorable-unfavorable ... Get politics news like this right to your inbox with the N.J ... The break is clearest along party lines ... 8.

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Democrats kill effort to audit Polis' personal business interests

Colorado Politics 29 Sep 2022

A bipartisan legislative committee that oversees state audits in Colorado voted along party lines Wednesday to refuse a request to look into Gov. Jared Polis’s personal business interests and whether he personally profited from legislation he signed ... Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, in a letter he sent to the committee earlier this month ... ....