Ronald J. Hansen
National Political Reporter at The Arizona Republic
Co-Host at The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast
National political reporter for @azcentral. Host of The Gaggle podcast. Obnoxious fan of #Browns, @Cavs, @OhioStateFB, @Mets. Retweets, mentions ≠ endorsement.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Ronald J. Hansen
Bipartisan groups of senators have bills to ban stock trading by members of Congress. The Democratic bill, led by Sen. Jon Ossoff, aims to increase public trust by preventing potential conflicts of interest. The Republican bill, named the PELOSI Act, shares a similar goal but highlights partisan divisions. A bloc of Senate Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, wants to ban members of Congress from trading stocks while in office, as Republicans have offered a competing bill to do the same thing. Sen.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Ronald J. Hansen
Voice of America (VOA) employees lost their appeal for emergency action against the Trump administration's dismantling of the organization. The ruling allows the U.S. Agency for Global Media, headed by Kari Lake, to continue its restructuring of VOA. Over 1,000 VOA employees have been placed on administrative leave and contracts with associated organizations frozen.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Ronald J. Hansen
The House narrowly passed a tax cut bill that faces an uncertain future in the Senate, with Arizona's Democratic senators opposed. The bill would make Trump's first-term tax cuts permanent, impacting Medicaid services and potentially adding trillions to the national debt. Arizona Republicans largely supported the bill in the House, while Democrats opposed it. The bill's fate in the Senate is unclear, with some Republicans expressing concerns about spending levels.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Ronald J. Hansen |Stephanie Murray
House Republicans are attempting to pass a bill that would extend Trump-era tax cuts and fulfill campaign promises. The bill proposes cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, potentially impacting a significant number of Arizonans. Democrats criticize the bill as favoring the wealthy while harming low-income families.
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2 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Ronald J. Hansen |Stephanie Murray
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives seemed to coalesce around President Donald Trump’s signature tax and policy plans that were reshaped to win over support from members in higher-tax coastal states and quicker cuts in energy programs for spending hawks.
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