The 2025 legislative session is over, we adjourned “Sine Die” in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 15 after a 22-hour marathon session. This has been another historic session, there is so much to write about, but so little space in these newsletters. I will touch on a few key pieces ...

The advertisement on Facebook was irresistible, like one of Ginnie’s strawberry-rhubarb pies. The advertisement was for a handheld, 110 volt, stick welder. It was about the size of a handheld electric drill. The video showed it welding everything from sheet metal to horseshoes. And the price ...

Right now, Congress is working on a giant, fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations. As the Communications and Policy Director for the Rural Democracy Initiative, I’ve been hearing from ...

The smash hit on Broadway and a Tony nominee for best play is Oh, Mary! which reduces the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War to bickering between failed boozy cabaret singer Mary Todd Lincoln and an adulterous gay president. The show was inspired by Eunice on the Carol Burnett ...

As of May 1 — 101 days into Trump 2.0’s administration — the highly credible Bloomberg News reported over 328 lawsuits have been filed challenging Mr. Trump’s executive orders, proclamations and policy decisions and Cabinet members’ actions. On May 13, Fox News gave cameo details on ...

I’ve never been a big fan of youth lock-ins or slumber parties, but there was something magical about our marathon ending to the legislative session last week. All that downtime between debates and votes as we worked from Wednesday morning straight through to 6:05 am Thursday offered ...