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January 20, 2023
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| Not 'On the Level': Supreme Court Cannot Identify Leaker |
| by Ben Johnson |
| House Republicans have discussed launching an independent investigation into who leaked the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade after the court concluded its inquiry on Thursday without uncovering the leaker's identity. |
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| Tillis, GOP Defectors Can't Escape the Marriage Heat Back Home |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| Turns out, time doesn't heal all wounds - a lesson that Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is learning from a growing wave of home-state critics. While the two-term Tar Heel probably thought the outrage over his vote for same-sex marriage would evaporate over Christmas and the chaos of the speakership race, local party chairs are making it quite clear that the repercussions are just beginning. |
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| The Smoke Grinder Government: How Gridlock Can Be Good |
| by Jared Bridges |
| Back in the '80s, I used to watch a quirky PBS show with my dad on woodworking called "The Woodwright's Shop." In one episode, host Roy Underhill introduced an old wooden folk toy called a "smoke grinder," or "do-nothing-machine." It consisted of a block of wood with dovetails cut into the top, with a handle attached that would spin along the grooves in an elliptical pattern. Just for fun, my dad built one, and it did exactly what its name implied: nothing. |
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| South Dakota's 'Help Not Harm' Bill Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Procedures Introduced |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| A bill to protect minors from gender transition procedures was introduced in the South Dakota legislature on Tuesday. South Dakota Representative Bethany Soye (R) and South Dakota Senator Al Novstrup (R) filed H.B. 1080, nicknamed the "Help Not Harm" legislation, along with 23 House cosponsors and six Senate cosponsors. Republicans hold supermajorities in both chambers: 63-7 in the state House and 31-4 in the state Senate. |
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