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LONDON (AP) – Environmentalists warned Britain’s main political parties on Sunday not to scale back their pledges on climate change after a special election result widely seen as a voter rejection of a tax on polluting cars. The ruling Conservatives suffered two big defeats in a trio of by-elections for House of Commons seats on Thursday. But they managed to win the third contest, for a suburban London borough, by focusing on a divisive green tax imposed by London’s Labor mayor. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone, or ULEZ, charges drivers of older gas and diesel vehicles £12.50 ($16) a day…

LONDON (AP) – Environmentalists warned Britain’s main political parties on Sunday not to scale back their pledges on climate change after a special election result widely seen as a voter rejection of a tax on polluting cars. The ruling Conservatives suffered two big defeats in a trio of by-elections for House of Commons seats on Thursday. But they managed to win the third contest, for a suburban London borough, by focusing on a divisive green tax imposed by London’s Labor mayor. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone, or ULEZ, charges drivers of older gas and diesel vehicles £12.50 ($16) a day…

July 21, 2023 MILWAUKEE – The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national public opinion poll over two days, July 26-27, through written releases. On Wednesday, July 26, the Marquette Law School poll will release results regarding public opinion about the United States Supreme Court. The survey reviews public reaction to the term’s Court’s major decisions and the visibility of those decisions, ranging from the use of race in college admissions to congressional districting, religious liberty and other issues. The survey provides the latest trends in national approval and trust in the Supreme Court, local judges,…

First, Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a special legislative session that ended with GOP lawmakers rushing to pass a six-week abortion ban. He then signed it at a prominent conservative summit with half a dozen Republican presidential candidates. Now, he has invited even more of those candidates back sitting at the Iowa State Fair next monthwhere, invariably, his six-week ban could be a prominent topic of discussion. It’s a series of moves, six months before the Iowa caucuses, that in many ways challenge a key point of the 2022 legislature: that talk of abortion restrictions is political poison for…

People from the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 18, 2011. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle subtitle Jacquelyn Martin/AP People from the group No Labels hold signs during a demonstration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 18, 2011. Jacquelyn Martin/AP In this extraordinary political season, every story seems larger than life and every event potentially apocalyptic. That may be one reason for the fevered attention this week at a town hall meeting Monday at a small New Hampshire college, about 16 months before the next presidential election. There was…

There are weeks on Capitol Hill where one story dominates. Last week was the defense bill. But when the former president of the United States appears headed for another indictment, you know what prevails. TIME IS PRIMATIC IN THE SENATE This simply isn’t former president trump facing it off with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Nor does Mr. Trump face prosecution for his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. This is a likely indictment related to the unrest at the Capitol and efforts to nullify the 2020 presidential election. And even though former President Trump hasn’t been in office for…

On Wednesday, July 12, the California State Board of Education adopted a new K-12 mathematics curriculum and condemned that of the state 5.8 million countless public schoolchildren. The board has hindered math education for the the next eight yearsuntil the resume is scheduled for reexamination. The theme of the new curriculum is the fashionable shibboleth “equity,” meaning equality of outcome. Equity manifests itself in the curriculum in two ways: by redesigning the teaching of mathematics to make it easier and sweeter; and make political organization and political issues the subject of mathematics class. Reengineering takes place by making the math…

July 22: James Hallinan, a well-known political consultant who served as a spokesman for several elected officials and campaigns, died Thursday. He was 40 years old. His death was announced Saturday by the Southwest Public Policy Institute, of which Hallinan was a founding board member. No cause of death was given. “His untimely departure has left a void in the hearts of all who knew him, as well as the larger community he served with unwavering dedication,” the institute, a public policy think tank, wrote in a news release. “James Hallinan’s legacy will live on forever through the invaluable contributions…