Council Member Robert Holden has criticized Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Finance Chair Justin Brannan for not allocating extra funds for veterans in the FY2026 Budget, despite increased funding for other city services.
Under the banner of permanent tax cuts for Trump's wealthy cronies and big defense contractor paydays, Republicans in the House and Senate engineered a blueprint to gut Medicaid, slash food stamps, shutter hospitals, and deliberately create more medical and health care deserts.
Sen. Mike Lee faced backlash for posts trivializing a targeted shooting incident in Minnesota, evading questions about his statements while being confronted by reporters.
The meeting underscored the dual nature of digital technologies in elections, enhancing access but potentially harming rights and accountability without proper regulation.
In Illinois, the legislators that were fighting for transit were desperately trying to find new money to fill RTA's budget chasm. A tax on deliveries, tolls, reallocating other sales takes...all of these fixes were proposed and shot-down.
Raskin emphasized that no ideological motivation can justify violence or terror, stressing the need to confront hatred and anti-Semitism in America.
Under questioning from Aontú's Peadar Tóibín during Leaders' Questions in the Dáil, Mr Harris said: "I am responsible for bringing the decision to cabinet. I am going to be responsible for a world class facility."