Referring to “Federal spending bill gives Minnesota’s medical marijuana business some peace of mind”, our Drug War Facts editor Doug McVay reports:
Pennsylvania wouldn’t let me help my father die
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE OP-ED: ..My father did not drown in a lake, a river or an ocean. He drowned in a nursing home near Altoona. He had ALS. He died as his lungs gradually filled with fluid over an eight-day ordeal. He had a do-not-resuscitate order and a living will. The staff dutifully followed his pre-arranged […]
Kathleen Kane, facing grand jury investigation, announces 2016 re-election bid
“I will be running for a second term,” Kane, a Democrat, said in an interview during this weekend’s annual Pennsylvania Society gala. “I love my job and I think it is the best place for me.”
Battle Over Spending Bill Exposes Democratic Rift
NEW YORK TIMES: ….[ Senator Elizabeth Warren ], who entered Congress with a liberal halo of anti-Wall Street credibility, took her most high-profile and tenacious Senate stand last week over a single provision in a $1.1 trillion spending bill, one that would roll back portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the financial industry regulatory law.
Pope Francis Didn’t Make Pets in Heaven Comment
NEWSMAX / REUTERS: …The news stories were apparently based on a misreading of remarks Pope Francis made at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Nov. 26 and on a comment that a past pope did make several decades ago. Pope Paul VI, who died in 1978, once said, reportedly while comforting a child […]
Federal spending bill gives Minnesota’s medical marijuana business some peace of mind
MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE: …In its current form, the $1.1 trillion spending bill includes a section that bans the Department of Justice from using federal funds to intervene in states with medical marijuana laws.
Rev. Edward Bailey on Ferguson: Why I am angry and have the right to be so
“I have come to the conclusion that a big part of the problem is ignorance and what I call the ‘Imaginary Negro Syndrome.’ Many whites have no concept or understanding of just what it means to be black in America and even greater ignorance of what it is to be a black male, whether a child or a man.”
Mitt Romney: Jeb bush would run into trouble due to business dealings
POLITICO: …While some people close to [Mitt] Romney insist he hasn’t moved from saying he has no plans to run, the 2012 Republican nominee has sounded at least open to the idea in recent conversations, according to more than a dozen people who’ve spoken with him in the past month. In his private musings, Romney […]
How the budget deal would deregulate Wall Street
That clause would repeal part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform package dealing with complex derivatives. Warren denounced the provision in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, saying it “was slipped in at the last minute to benefit Wall Street.”
Hospitals to be far fewer and much different
The hospitals that close may be converted to outpatient service centers. They may serve as places for physician offices or surgical centers. More importantly, the health care personnel will continue to be employed.
Stockton College finalizes Showboat purchase for $18 million
ATLANTIC CITY PRESS: …Stockton purchased the 1.73 million-square-foot property from Caesars Entertainment with funds from the college’s Investment Fund. No state-appropriated funds were used in the purchase and no new debt was issued. The transition from a casino-hotel to a college campus and hotel will take far less time and will be significantly cheaper than […]
Fickle fortune of PA and NJ gambling
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER EDITORIAL: … The [Asbury Park] Press’ review found that over the past five years, 10 of the New Jersey Lottery’s 20 most frequent winners, and five of the top six, were licensed lottery retailers or their relatives. This charmed group collected a total of more than 800 prizes worth nearly $1.8 million during […]
Hungarian Methodist leader: “It’s a miracle we’re still alive”
BUDAPEST BEACON: “This is not Christianity. This is barbaric pagan behavior. It is so disgraceful to God, and I’m not even being extreme with my words. It’s so wrong that it fills me with pain and shame and I refuse to be quiet about it. This is not Christ-like.”
Brunswick / Lancaster Hotel sold; more tax payer money give away
“In April 2013, Community First Fund was awarded a $15 million allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC). These allocations from the U.S. Department of the Treasury are intended for use in low-income communities to stimulate growth and create and retain jobs.