ArchiveMay 2022

Pennsylvania, which is already using funds made available under the American Rescue Plan to expand its stock of affordable housing, is set to benefit from the Biden administration’s newly released “Housing Supply Action Plan, designed to address ongoing nationwide housing supply shortages. While Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has previously announced the allocation of millions...

Senate Republicans who continue to oppose measures that would make it harder for criminals to obtain and keep firearms are blaming immigrants for a rise in violent crime in the United States, despite having no evidence to support their accusations. On Monday, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a resolution “urging the development of a strategy to counter the rise in violent crime across...

Kari Lake, the front-runner in the Republican primary race for governor of Arizona, last week repeated the claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential elections that have been a hallmark of her campaign.  In an interview with the conservative media outlet Newsmax, posted to her Twitter account, she claimed that the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft decision in the case of Dobbs vs...

The Biden administration has announced more steps it is taking to address the ongoing shortage of infant formula across the United States. On Monday, Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf appeared on CNN and told correspondent Kaitlan Collins: We’re working with the manufacturers to increase their production, we’re working on the supply chain to get the right...

Pennsylvania Republican Senate hopeful Kathy Barnette’s long history of bigoted remarks is getting increased attention since her candidacy, once dismissed as a long shot, has gained momentum in the week leading up to Tuesday’s primary election. As Donald Trump-endorsed candidate Mehmet Oz and businessman Dave McCormick have fought among themselves, Barnette’s candidacy has...

New Hampshire Republican Kevin Smith, who is running for U.S. Senate, misled the public this week about his own extreme views on abortion rights. Smith, the town manager of Londonderry, New Hampshire, is running to unseat incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in this November’s midterm elections. In an interview with local news station WMUR on Monday night, Smith claimed that while he opposes...

Money allocated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted in 2021 is being used to fund the cleanup of toxic materials at the Penta Wood Products site in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Nearly $1.4 million allocated under the law is going to the project to prevent further environmental damage to the area. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Penta Wood Products...

Republican lawmakers on Thursday accused President Joe Biden of prioritizing the babies of detained immigrants over those of American citizens, propagating the false claim that his administration is stockpiling and sending pallets of baby formula to immigrant detention facilities instead of helping restock the empty shelves in stores across the country. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) tweeted a photo of...

Steven Alembik, a Republican donor from Boca Raton, Florida, donated $5,000 to Ron DeSantis’ reelection campaign for governor last month, after DeSantis’ previous campaign for the position, in 2018, had said it would not take any more money from him over his offensive racist comments. Alembik had in previous years donated more than $20,000 to DeSantis, but had been disavowed by his...

Republicans in Pennsylvania are racing to stop two right-wing candidates from winning the party’s nominations for governor and U.S. Senate in the May 17 primary, fearing that the candidates’ long list of offensive comments and outside-the-mainstream policy positions could cost the party in the general election in November. Republicans worry that GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano and...