Month: January 2024

After initially vetoing the plan, DeWine faced backlash and later signed an executive order banning sex-change surgeries for minors, but not other treatments. The legislation does forbid such treatments. The Ohio Senate on Wednesday voted to override Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of restrictions on transgender participation on sports teams and minor receipt of …

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Following Tuesday’s massive loss to Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary, Republican candidate Nikki Haley has lost a major Democrat source of support – billionaire (hoax funding) LinkedIn founder, Reid Hoffman. According to CNBC, Hoffman gave $250,000 to a pro-Haley super PAC last year, but has no immediate plans to help her again. More

Joe Biden gave a speech during which he warned Donald Trump, “Don’t mess with uhhiminauhwemerica.” Yes, really. “We’ll teach Donald Trump un…err…arr valuable lesson,” said Biden, “Don’t mess with uhhiminauhwemerica unless you wanna get a…(the last word is totally undecipherable).” Despite the embarrassment, Biden’s supporters cheered mindlessly anyway. The clip is perhaps one of the most blatant …

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BERLIN– Demolition work at Heron Park is expected to start within 30 days following selection of a contractor this week. The Berlin Town Council on Monday accepted a $112,715 bid from JNT Enterprises for the demolition of three sections of the former processing plant at Heron Park. Company representatives are also expected to provide the …

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A House panel seeking to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion has learned that the hand-picked panel appointed by then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi when Democrats controlled the House deleted and encrypted files, according to a new report. Fox News reported Monday that the House Administration Committee’s oversight subcommittee, which is led by Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk …

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., released the following statement to recognize the importance of National School Choice week. As a strong advocate for expanding school choice programs in Maryland, including the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program, Congressman Harris continues to make education reform and school choice a top priority in …

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies joined Angela Rachidi, a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in opportunity and mobility studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), in penning an op-ed published in The Hill on the need for Congress to address SNAP’s contribution to poor …

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A new report from nonprofits Environment America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group has found that bans on plastic bags around the U.S. have already reduced the number of bags used by billions. The report, “Plastic Bag Bans Work”, found that bans in three states — New Jersey, Philadelphia and Vermont …

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“For the times they are a-changin.” The phrase is repeated five times in the Bob Dylan song by the same name. It’s been the prevailing sentiment around our office for several weeks ahead of the merger of two long-time competing newspapers. Life is about timing and the time is right for The Dispatch and OC Today to come together …

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