Milton was not the storm people feared
11 Oct
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Milton was not the storm people feared

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Politics tamfitronics I've spent the day driving north along Florida's west coast from Fort Myers.The coastline from Fort Myers to Tampa and a little beyond was all part of an evacuation zone as the authorities warned of a once-in-a-generation storm and the meteorologists tried to determine where it would hit.Milton was, meteorologists said, behaving very unusually. That worried them. It also wobbled north and south as it approached the coastline overnight, compounding the concern.Latest - Biden tells Trump 'get a life' and help storm victims, as number killed risesThe only encouraging news overnight was that it reduced in intensity from a category 5 down to a category 3. That lessened the impact from wind but not the concerns over a storm surge of...
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On Ohio ballot, a retired justice’s crusade to make politics competitive again
10 Oct
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On Ohio ballot, a retired justice’s crusade to make politics competitive again

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Politics tamfitronics Since retiring as chief justice of Ohio’s Supreme Court, Maureen O’Connor has become a prominent champion for reforming the process of how political districts are drawn in Ohio.That has pitted Ms. O’Connor, a Republican who previously served as lieutenant governor, against erstwhile GOP allies.Politics tamfitronics Why We Wrote ThisOne reason compromise has become so hard in politics is that many districts are no longer competitive – and therefore, candidates don’t have to win voters beyond their partisan base. Reforming how districts are drawn is an attempt to fix that. Republicans have fine-tuned the drawing of boundaries to maximize the number of districts where Democrats have virtually no chance of winning. That has enabled them to deliver veto-proof majorities in the legislature.So Ms. O’Connor has shaped a ballot proposal to instead empower an independent...
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Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo lauds B.C. Green Party in leadup to election
10 Oct
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Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo lauds B.C. Green Party in leadup to election

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Politics tamfitronics American actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo is weighing in on British Columbia politics, lauding the B.C. Green Party's stance on fossil fuels ahead of the Oct. 19 election.The Hollywood star took to social media shortly after the B.C. leaders debate Tuesday night to contrast the B.C. Green Party's promises to end fossil-fuel subsidies and stop the expansion of LNG infrastructure with the Green Party of Ireland, which Ruffalo accuses of opening the door to LNG export facilities in the country.The actor's post on X, formerly known as Twitter, linked to the B.C. Green Party's election campaign platform and tagged leader Sonia Furstenau, saying she and her party "show us what a principled Green Party looks like – committed to ending LNG expansion and fossil...
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Tank: Saskatchewan Party tax plan preferable policy, but poor politics
10 Oct
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Tank: Saskatchewan Party tax plan preferable policy, but poor politics

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Politics tamfitronics Moe's Saskatchewan Party has led an almost religious crusade against the federal carbon tax, but not its own provincial consumption taxes. Get the latest from Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix straight to your inbox Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenixPublished Oct 09, 2024 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 3 minute readSaskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe speaks during a media event to start the provincial election in Saskatoon, Sask., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo by Liam Richards /The Canadian PressThe Saskatchewan Party started its election campaign with party leader Scott Moe touting the largest income tax reduction since 2008.But it seems doubtful a week into the campaign that most could recite or recall Moe’s tax plans. Even though you could well argue that cuts to income tax...
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