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  • July 1, 2024 | Confirmation Bias

    July 1, 2024 | Confirmation Bias
    Jul 1 2024
    Missouri 2024 GovernorGOP side: Kehoe has major money and virtual tie in polling with Ashcroft while Ashcroft maintains HUGE name IDhttps://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-governors-race-heats-up-as-polls-show-tight-race/Undecided: 45%: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/your-local-election-headquarters/missouri-poll-shows-no-clear-front-runner-in-gop-governor-race/Democrat side: All the chatter on Hamra is that he just basically sucks, Quade meanwhile continues to rack up endorsementsAND - A debate is cominghttps://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/democrats-hamra-quade-agree-to-televised-debate-in-primary-race-for-missouri-governor/63-b6626e79-59e1-44fe-b767-c8d8393d7272Quade endorsements: https://crystalquade.com/endorsements/Hamra page: Couldn’t find endorsement section: https://hamraformo.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhcwFJL1xrKaEGcTTnx12HODQZWfx8WULCmc1pqUW5QHYWatIWBADUzhoCpmAQAvD_BwEhttps://theheartlandcollective.com/Bankruptcy WeekAlex Jones and Info Warshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-infowars-shut-down-bankruptcy-court-b2568483.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-jones-infowars-shutdown-looms-sandy-hook-families-seek-collect-co-rcna158891https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-blocks-sandy-hook-parents-from-alex-jones-payoutThe Heartland Connection: Gateway Pundit https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/27/gateway-pundit-defamation-case-bankruptcy-hearing2024 Election EraDid you guys hear that there was a debate on CNN last Thursday? The sky is falling - I didn’t watch in real time and still have a dozen text or message convos going Thursday night (Adam)Biden gives a fiery speech (Saturday)Obama backs his guy (Remember 2012? That was the first week of October)Headlines: Biden’s disastrous debate: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/biden-trump-presidential-debate-analysis/index.htmlAlarm and amusement: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/biden-debate-performance-alarms-us-allies-worried-trump-win-rcna159387No fact checking: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/27/cnn-tapper-bash-debate-fact-check/Biden self deprecated: https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-debate-age-democrats-b93d7ffaad75fd423ea3953fe16287f0Biden “bounces back”https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/g-s1-7202/biden-bad-debate-drop-out-raleigh-rallyRe-energized Biden: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/28/biden-seeks-to-project-confidence-amid-concerns-over-debate-performanceLet’s talk post-debate fundraising, shall we? $14M to $8M. Ahem. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4746935-biden-trump-debate-fundraising/Where are we now?Chumbuwamba has entered the race: https://x.com/JDCocchiarella/status/1806776640657076600 Let’s play it out… replacing BidenKander post: https://x.com/JasonKander/status/1807243145312117006 Logistics - it would need to happen right nowReality - Who’s the pick?Let’s build a ticket @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Biden blunders in debate, SCOTUS throws out MO AG Bailey's censorship case, Colorado Dem establishment defeats progressive State House incumbent Elisabeth Epps and more

    Biden blunders in debate, SCOTUS throws out MO AG Bailey's censorship case, Colorado Dem establishment defeats progressive State House incumbent Elisabeth Epps and more
    Jun 28 2024
    Biden bombs, Trump pounces in first debate of 2024 | Supreme Court rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media platforms | The unemployment rate in Kansas has been under 3% for 30 months | Sean Diller mourns the senseless loss of another progressive Colorado Democrat, as incumbent State Representative Elisabeth Epps was defeated in a primary this week | IL Gov JB Pritzker announces new Department of Early ChildhoodFrom Eugene Daniels at Politoco: Dems freak out over Biden’s debate performancehttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/27/biden-debate-opening-concerns-00165595One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”President Joe Biden stands on stage during a commercial break in a presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICOBy EUGENE DANIELS06/27/2024 10:15 PM EDTUpdated: 06/27/2024 10:27 PM EDTPresident Joe Biden opened the debate with a raspy voice and disjointed, rambling answers, reigniting Democratic concerns about his age and ability to take on former President Donald Trump.Many of the president’s answers were hard to follow. At one point, seemingly losing his train of thought, Biden said “we finally beat Medicare,” misspeaking about his own policy on earned benefits.In text messages with POLITICO, Democrats expressed confusion and concern as they watched the first minutes of the event. One former Biden White House and campaign aide called it “terrible,” adding that they have had to ask themselves over and over “What did he just say? This is crazy.”Another veteran Democratic operative texted, “Biden seems to have needed a few minutes to warm up. I wonder if the lack of an audience was the right decision. And poor guy needs a tea. Maybe a whiskey.”An attorney and Democratic activist from New Hampshire said, “Biden is toast — calling it now.”Biden’s rambling answers provided Trump multiple opportunities to jump in with retorts. At one point, after an answer ostensibly on immigration, Trump said, “I don’t know what he said at the end there. I don’t think he knows what he said.”The president’s performance was widely panned online and will likely reinforce the impression that he’s lost a step. The 81-year-old president’s age has long been a liability, with poll after poll showing even many Democrats concerned about his age.Biden aides and allies had hoped the on-stage split screen between the two men would help to focus voters’ attention on the race. But during the debate, many Democrats have begun to doubt that strategy would actually work out in Biden’s favor.A person familiar with Biden’s health claimed that his performance is due to a cold. But the president’s team hadn’t mentioned that to reporters until Biden began to answer questions in the debate.One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”Better call the waaaambulance! Supreme Court rejects Missouri AG’s petition trying to connect the government, to social media, to his own challenges and inadequacies.https://missouriindependent.com/2024/06/26/scotus-rejects-suit-alleging-federal-government-bullied-social-media-into-censoring-content/SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring contentThe lawsuit was filed in 2022 by Missouri and Louisiana, along with seven people who were either banned or throttled by social media companiesBY: JASON HANCOCK - JUNE 26, 2024 9:15 AMThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected arguments by Missouri and Louisiana that the federal government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading and dangerous information online.In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court held that neither the states nor seven individuals who were co-plaintiffs in the case were able to demonstrate any harm or substantial risk that they will suffer an injury in the future.Therefore, they do not have legal standing to bring a case against the federal government.Plaintiffs failed to prove that social media platforms acted due to government coercion, Barrett wrote, rather than their own judgment and policies. In fact, she wrote, social media platforms “began to suppress the plaintiffs’ COVID–19 content before the defendants’ challenged communications started.”Plaintiffs cannot “manufacture standing,” Barrett wrote, “merely by inflicting harm on themselves based on their fears of hypothetical future harm that is not certainly impending.”The ruling overturns a lower court decision that concluded officials under Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove deceptive or inaccurate content out of fears it would fuel vaccine hesitancy or upend elections.Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called the federal government’s actions “the biggest violation of the First Amendment in our nation’s history.”But those arguments were greeted ...
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  • June 26, 2024 | Quilts For Democracy with Sally Brooks

    June 26, 2024 | Quilts For Democracy with Sally Brooks
    Jun 26 2024

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    Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

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    27 mins
  • The Heartland Pod for June 24 2024 - Supreme Court sides with gun control advocates - Missouri polling on Democratic and Republican primaries - Biden and Trump to debate on Thursday and more

    The Heartland Pod for June 24 2024 - Supreme Court sides with gun control advocates - Missouri polling on Democratic and Republican primaries - Biden and Trump to debate on Thursday and more
    Jun 24 2024
    U.S. Supreme Court issues major gun case ruling | Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions | Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for office | 2024 Election Era Rolls On Now with a Pro Biden Fox News Poll!SCOTUS issues major gun case rulinghttps://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1252764853/supreme-court-gunsMajor Missouri Race Poll: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-ashcroft-23-kehoe-20-lead-republican-primary-for-governor-46-undecided/True or False: Missourians might hit a soft reset in 2024Major Missouri Race Poll: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-ashcroft-23-kehoe-20-lead-republican-primary-for-governor-46-undecided/“Kehoe’s strength is older voters: 26% of voters over 60 support Kehoe while 18% support Ashcroft. Ashcroft performs best with voters in their 30s, 40s, and 50s: 31% of whom support Ashcroft while 15% support Kehoe,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. In the November presidential election, 53% of Missouri voters support former president Donald Trump, 40% support President Joe Biden, and 7% are undecided. With third-party candidates on the ballot, Trump’s support decreases to 50%, and Biden’s to 35%, while 7% support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and 1% support Cornel West and Jill Stein respectively. Yeah.. NO: Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wesley-bell-republican-campaign-manag_n_66747f65e4b069d92e24ad5eAs of May, Bell has raised more than $65,000 in contributions from donors who normally give to Republicans. They include a former GOP speaker of the Missouri House, the billionaire hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb, and the former finance chair for Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) presidential super PAC.“I am pro-life and I will support a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of the unborn,” Byrne told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “I will protect our Second Amendment right to bear arms. … I will increase funding for the border patrol and crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.”“It is a little strange to me that this is where you’d be putting your efforts in 2006, when there were a good number of Democrats running for office that needed help and support,” she said. “Friendship is one thing. But empowering friends who have problematic viewpoints to get into positions of power, that’s concerning.”Yeah… YEAH: Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for officehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/dakota-adams-oath-keeper-son-montana-electionsHe ain't no senator’s son, that’s for sure2024 Election Era Rolls OnTrump camp might have asked for help from Missouri senator… or not?https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article289363355.htmlTurning Point USA is going to handle the ground game? aiming to ultimately spend $108 million on a get-out-the-vote effort in key battleground states, according to two sources familiar with the plans. The “Chase the Vote” program has built out infrastructures in Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan, all states that Trump won in 2016 but lost to President Joe Biden in 2020. While Trump speaks to the crowd this weekend, the group is planning to sign up more local volunteers as well as pass out job applications to beef up their program, particularly in the Wolverine State.Democratic operatives have mocked Trump’s campaign for their limited hired staff on the ground, as Biden’s team has continued to build out its own massive ground game operation.“You need boots on the ground to win an election,” said one veteran Democratic strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak candidly. “(The Biden campaign) is far outpacing Trump’s operation on this front.”https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/15/politics/trump-campaign-turning-point-charlie-kirkBig Money: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/billionaire-tim-mellon-trump-donationBuy or Sell: Farmers for… Biden? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/trump-biden-agriculture-policiesThen, not long after, Trump began trade tariffs against many of the US’s international allies.“Our allies retaliated by going after our soft underbelly: our agriculture,” Gibbs says. “When China retaliated by no longer taking our soybeans, I lost 20% of the value of my crop overnight.”Gibbs is among a small but perhaps growing group of US farmers who fear that Trump’s threats of renewed trade wars and immigrant deportations could ruin their businesses should he prevail in the November presidential election Polling From Fox “not toooo good” but again, just one pollWe talked last week about IF the economic indicators would have time to catch voters attentions going into the fallhttps://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-three-point-shift-biden-trump-matchup-since-mayBiden got improved marks on: Economy and ImmigrationThere ...
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Kansas passes huge incentive bill to lure KC Chiefs and Royals, Illinois families look forward to new Child Tax Credit, Trump thinks must-win Milwaukee is horrible and more

    Kansas passes huge incentive bill to lure KC Chiefs and Royals, Illinois families look forward to new Child Tax Credit, Trump thinks must-win Milwaukee is horrible and more
    Jun 21 2024
    The Heartland POD, Friday June 21, 2024Kansas Legislature passes incentive bill to lure Kanas City Chiefs and RoyalsRather than preside over clown show convention, IL GOP chair resignsIllinois families cheer $300 state Child Tax CreditDems confident, Republicans morose in ongoing IVF battleThis week in ‘unforced errors’ Trump calls Milwaukee a ‘horrible city’ causing his pollster to be… also morose. We’re glad to have you with us. If you’re new to our shows make sure you subscribe and leave a 5-star rating wherever you listen. You can also find Heartland POD content on Youtube and on social media @ THE heartland pod, and learn more at https://theheartlandcollective.comLots to do, so let’s go! Kansas Legislature passes incentive bill to lure Kansas City Chiefs, RoyalsBY: ALLISON KITE - JUNE 18, 2024 3:26 PM Brady Singer of the Kansas City Royals throws in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium in April. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images).TOPEKA — The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers.The House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one or both teams from Kansas City. The bill now heads to Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, who said in a statement following the Senate vote that the effort to bring the teams to Kansas “shows we’re all-in on keeping our beloved teams in the Kansas City metro.”“Kansas now has the opportunity to become a professional sports powerhouse with the Chiefs and Royals potentially joining Sporting KC as major league attractions, all with robust, revenue-generating entertainment districts surrounding them providing new jobs, new visitors and new revenues that boost the Kansas economy,” Kelly said.Neither team has promised to move to Kansas, though both actively lobbied for the legislation’s passage. The Chiefs said in a statement that the team appreciated Kansas leaders reaching out for input on the legislation.“We look forward to exploring the options this legislation may provide,” the statement said. The Royals said the team was grateful to the legislature for its vote. “The Kansas City Royals look forward to additional conversations as we evaluate where we will play baseball in the future,” the team said. “We will always prioritize the best interests of our fans, associates and taxpayers in this process.”State Rep. Sean Tarwater, a Republican from Stilwell, said during debate in the House that Missouri had a history of losing professional sports teams and implored fellow House members to pass the legislation.“I ask you today, do you really want to put that type of an economic generation in the hands of the state of Missouri?” Tarwater said just before the vote.Rep. Sean Tarwater speaks on the floor of the Kansas House of Representatives in favor of expanding economic incentives in an attempt to bring the Kansas City Chiefs or Royals to Kansas. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)Passage of the bill represents a monumental step in Kansas lawmakers’ attempts to court the teams. Both teams have signaled a willingness to move from their current stadiums at the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri.While neither team has announced a proposed site for a Kansas stadium, legislators speculated it could land in Wyandotte County near the Sporting KC soccer stadium, NASCAR track and outlet shops.“We have the history of building amazing projects that have brought in retail commerce, restaurants, hotels and have improved an area that was largely just a field and turned it into a tax-generating machine for our state,” said Sen. J.R. Claeys, a Salina Republican.The legislation, he said, would put Kansas in a “very good position to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals in the Kansas City metro area.”The bill, which was not voted on by any legislative committee, would expand the state’s Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond program, which is meant to help finance tourism and entertainment districts to help pay for a professional football or baseball stadium of at least $1 billion.A developer building a stadium under the program would be eligible to finance up to 70% of the project cost by issuing bonds and repaying them with the increased sales tax collections from the stadium site. The expansion would have initially allowed up to 75% of project costs but was tweaked before introduction. Debt on a stadium constructed under the expansion wouldn’t have to be repaid for 30 years instead of the normal 20.The project could also receive a boost from liquor taxes generated in the STAR Bond district and revenues from a fund Kansas created when it legalized sports betting.During House debate, Rep. Paul Waggoner, a Hutchinson Republican, argued ...
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  • Moms For Missouri 2: The Activation Grows | The Heartland POD for June 19, 2024

    Moms For Missouri 2: The Activation Grows | The Heartland POD for June 19, 2024
    Jun 19 2024

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    Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

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    46 mins
  • The Heartland POD for June 17, 2024 | Less Burgum, More Sharks?

    The Heartland POD for June 17, 2024 | Less Burgum, More Sharks?
    Jun 17 2024

    Quick Hit: SCOTUS tells Mrs. Hawley and company to pound sand on mifepristone case

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-bid-restrict-access-abortion-pill-rcna151308

    1. Not Great: Drug pricing hinges on Missouri, so hold onto your butts
      1. https://missouriindependent.com/2024/06/13/billions-at-stake-as-national-battle-over-drug-pricing-plays-out-in-missouri/
    2. Yeah… No: Senate Republicans IVF protections while claiming pro-life stances
      1. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/06/13/u-s-senate-republicans-reject-democrats-bill-on-ivf-protections/
    3. You Don’t F***ing Say: The banned book about banning books in Florida
      1. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-florida-school-district-banned-a-book-about-banned-books/ar-BB1o987B
    4. 2024 Election Era Rolls On
      1. Buy or Sell: Scotus spotlight helps Biden for 2024?
        1. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-justice-recording-tape-battle-1235036470/
        2. https://www.axios.com/2024/06/13/clarence-thomas-private-trips-gop-harlan-crow

      2. Inflation perception from June to November: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-wholesale-prices-dropped-may-123828032.html
      3. Trumps VP Sweepstakes Is As Dumb As You’d Think
        1. JD’s whoopsie like history: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/kfile-jd-vance-harsh-twitter-likes-trump-vice-president/index.html
      4. Trump is so not worried about his conviction he’s trying to use Mike Johnson to overturn it
        1. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/13/donald-trump-conviction-mike-johnson-00163128
      5. Meanwhile, Biden admin just went HAMF on Russia’s MONEY
        1. https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/investing/us-russia-sanctions-dollar-euro-trading/index.html
        2. https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/joe-biden-ukraine-g7-donald-trump-vladimir-putin?cid=ios_app
    5. All while Trump is talking like he just found the on ramp of a 50mg edible
      1. https://x.com/atrupar/status/1799894705288761412?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA

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  • Abortion opponents lose bigly at the Supreme Court, Missouri set to expand I-70, and more

    Abortion opponents lose bigly at the Supreme Court, Missouri set to expand I-70, and more
    Jun 14 2024
    Mifepristone remains legal after major Supreme Court ruling | Trump lackey running for Michigan’s state supreme court | Nebraska’s competing abortion petitions | Kansas Farmers Faced With Major Water Shortage | South Carolina Ripe For Full Abortion Ban | Missouri begins major project to improve Interstate 70 | Indiana musician hitting the scene in a big waySHOW NOTESMifepristone remains legal after major Supreme Court rulinghttps://missouriindependent.com/2024/06/13/breaking-u-s-supreme-court-rejects-attempt-to-limit-access-to-abortion-pill/Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the opinion in the united ruling from the Supreme Court, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing a concurring opinion.“Plaintiffs are pro-life, oppose elective abortion, and have sincere legal, moral, ideological, and policy objections to mifepristone being prescribed and used by others,” Kavanaugh wrote.The four anti-abortion medical organizations and four anti-abortion doctors who originally brought the lawsuit against mifepristone have protections in place to guard against being forced to participate in abortions against their moral objections, he noted.“Not only as a matter of law but also as a matter of fact, the federal conscience laws have protected pro-life doctors ever since FDA approved mifepristone in 2000,” Kavanaugh wrote. “The plaintiffs have not identified any instances where a doctor was required, notwithstanding conscience objections, to perform an abortion or to provide other abortion-related treatment that violated the doctor’s conscience.”“Nor is there any evidence in the record here of hospitals overriding or failing to accommodate doctors’ conscience objections,” he added.Trump lackey running for Michigan’s state supreme courthttps://michiganadvance.com/briefs/deperno-announces-michigan-supreme-court-run-amid-election-related-criminal-charges/Matt DePerno, a Republican lawyer who ran for Michigan Attorney General in 2022 with the support of former President Donald Trump, is running for the state’s supreme court while facing charges for reportedly tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election. Michigan’s 4-3 Democratic majority state supreme court is falling short of doing its duty, Deperno said in an emailed statement to Michigan Advance.“After watching the abuse of our legal system both here in Michigan, as well as across the country, it is clear that the Michigan Supreme Court needs members that are committed to following the constitution and rule of law,” DePerno said. “Activist judges, prosecutors, and attorney generals are using their power to prosecute their political enemies. This has to stop. And that is why I am running for Supreme Court.”Nebraska’s competing abortion petitionshttps://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/06/13/sorting-through-nebraskas-abortion-ballot-initiatives/Nebraska voters who want to weigh in this November on the future of abortion in the state have three petitions to consider signing.One group that is circulating petitions wants to make abortion a state constitutional right. Two other groups circulating petitions both oppose abortion. But their petitions approach the path to further restrictions differently.Organizers of all three petition initiatives have until July 3 to turn in signatures from 10% of Nebraska registered voters, or about 123,000 people, to the Secretary of State’s Office. Of those, signatures are required from at least 5% of registered voters in at least 38 counties.Kansas Farmers Faced With Major Water Shortagehttps://kansasreflector.com/2024/06/13/time-for-a-reckoning-kansas-farmers-brace-for-water-cuts-to-save-ogallala-aquifer/After 50 years of studies, discussions and hand-wringing about the aquifer’s decline, the state is demanding that local groundwater managers finally enforce conservation. But in this region where water is everything, they’ll have to overcome entrenched attitudes and practices that led to decades of overpumping.“It scares the hell out of me,” farmer Hugh Brownlee said at a recent public meeting in the district on the changes to come.Last year, Kansas lawmakers passed legislation squarely targeting the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District, which spans a dozen counties. Unlike the two other Kansas districts that sit atop the crucial aquifer, this one has done little to enact formal conservation programs that could help prolong the life of the aquifer. The new law aims to force action.South Carolina Ripe For Full Abortion Banhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/13/south-carolina-abortion-banThe right to legal abortion in South Carolina is in a “dire” condition, said the state senator Penry Gustafson, who lost her seat on Tuesday to a primary challenger prepared to vote to ban abortion at conception.Gustafson is one of five female lawmakers dubbed the “sister senators” who blocked legislation to outlaw abortion from the point of conception in the ...
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