Richard Bailey is running for something. Over the last couple months, Bailey has sent mailers to homes across the county touting a “San Diego Comeback.” The latest features a picture of Bailey, the mayor of Coronado, a Republican, gazing out over the ocean while he rolls his sleeve up. He says he has “the solution” … Read more
In the months since the supreme court voted to overturn Roe v Wade last year, the effects of the court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization have become clear. Over a dozen states across the country have passed legislation limiting or outright banning access to abortions, severely restricting reproductive rights for millions of … Read more
The sins of the son. Hunter Biden’s plea deal with federal prosecutors may keep the commander-in-chief’s second oldest boy out of prison but the culmination of a five-year criminal investigation hasn’t closed the door on further political attacks against President Joe Biden by Republicans. Republican lawmakers referred to it as a “slap on the wrist” … Read more
Politics now a win-at-all-costs game Jim Sohan, New Braunfels In times of extreme partisanship, like we’re living through today, it is very easy to treat politics and governance like a sporting event. It doesn’t matter how, but winning at any cost is what counts. No, make that, the only thing that counts. The rule of … Read more
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law Friday that legally protects doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion services are outlawed or restricted. “We are witnessing a shameful regression of women’s rights in this country as abortion access is restricted in states across the nation,” … Read more
President Biden denounced on Friday new restrictions on abortion imposed in Republican-led states in the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and warned that the right to privacy, which has been the foundation for other rights like same-sex marriage and access to birth control, could be at risk next if Democrats do … Read more
OPB Politics Now Your browser does not support the audio element. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Oregon lawmakers are racing toward adjournment and passing dozens of bills. They banned TikTok on state devices, designated the potato as Oregon’s state vegetable and it seems likely that Oregonians will soon be able to pump their own gas. On … Read more
Republican House Speaker Tim Moore was sued this week by the estranged husband of a woman who Moore acknowledges to having a sexual relationship with. How will the revelations practically impact what’s happening at the state legislature? Meanwhile, state lawmakers are considering a proposed constitutional amendment that would put a max on state spending by … Read more
Whether artificial intelligence will ultimately be good or bad for humanity is an open debate. But there’s another, more immediate issue that often gets lost in the scrum: Even if AI eventually creates more jobs and opportunities than it destroys, what happens to the actual people who lose their jobs on the way to that … Read more