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On Oct. 20, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside restaurateurs David Chang and Tom Colicchio, urged the U.S. Senate to pass the Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 as soon as possible. The funding would be designated for independent eateries in an effort […]
The first New Hampshire polling is in and Bernie Sanders is the big winner. We had a clue about that when he reported hauling in $6,000,000 in donations within 24 hours of announcing. Friends, in politics that is a great deal of money. Maybe he could have beaten Donald Trump […]
Do legislators deserve a pay raise? Well, the answer is maybe. We all know that there is quid pro pro, i.e. strictly illegal corruption — “Do this for me and I will give you money, Mr. or Ms. Legislator.” Then there is what you might call legal corruption, as in […]