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Chew's Views with Richard Chew

1 month ago | heartlandsignal.com | Ben Jealous

"Chew's Views" is a pragmatic radio show that focuses on moving our political, social, economic, gender and cultural conversation forward and creating a roadmap for progressives to be more involved in their political and social destinies.
Michigan Republican congressman would prefer it if people stopped calling his office

1 month ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

Amidst a flood of concerned constituents descending on Republican town halls, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) told a local news station that he would prefer it if people stopped calling his office. During an interview with WWMT Kalamazoo on Tuesday, Huizenga said he believes most of his constituents support President Donald Trump's actions so far, even though Republican lawmakers have been dealing with severe backlash across the nation. Lawmakers in particularly competitive districts, like Reps.
Rob Bresnahan breaks pledge, votes to gut Medicaid and SNAP

1 month ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

Less than two weeks after pledging to vote "no" on any bill that cuts benefits programs, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) voted to advance a budget resolution that will likely gut Medicaid and food stamps. On Feb.
North Dakota House committee debates resolution asking SCOTUS to terminate Obergefell

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

On Monday, the North Dakota House Judiciary Committee began debating House Concurrent Resolution 3013, a Republican-written resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states in 2015. North Dakota State Rep. Bill Tveit (R-Hazen) introduces HCR 3013, a resolution asking SCOTUS to overturn Obergefell, the decision that legalized gay marriage nationally.
Democrats should fight back with an aggressive, fact-based counternarrative every single day

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

This moment feels a lot like those frightening early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were scrambling for reliable information about the growing health emergency. Then, like now, the Trump administration was at the heart of a propaganda effort fueled by right-wing media and hellbent on spreading lies and misinformation. Back then, the administration was touting ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 cures; today, it's peddling falsehoods about USAID funding condoms for Hamas.
Controversial Christian nationalist legislation introduced in North Dakota House

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

At the start of the new legislative session, a group of North Dakota legislators put forward a potentially unconstitutional resolution that would have the state "acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ." "Whereas, the founding fathers of this great state begin the constitution with the words, 'We', the people of North Dakota, grateful to Almighty God ...
OPINION: Shout it from the rooftops: This is a coup

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

This article was originally posted on Jennifer's newsletter. The Trump-approved, Elon Musk-executed takeover of the non-military operations of the U.S. government is a five-alarm fire, call 911, shout it from the rooftops moment. It's also a banner headline, lead story, 24/7 non-stop coverage level of a news story. Put simply: it is the biggest story in the country, if not the world, right now.
North Dakota Republican says Trump, CIA should overthrow Mexico's 'Jew' president

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

On Sunday, North Dakota state Rep. Nico Rios (R-Williston) made an X post suggesting that President Donald Trump should direct the CIA to overthrow Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and "kick this Jew out of power."The post features Rios responding to Sheinbaum's retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump's recent trade war with Mexico, Canada and China.
Nebraska Republican moves to authorize slap fighting and 'MMA on ice'

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

Nebraska state Sen. Ben Hansen, a member of the Republican Party, has introduced Legislative Bill 635, a piece of legislation to authorize the regulation of several combat sports including slap fighting and MMA on ice. According to a summary of the bill's text, LB 635 would amend current law to allow the State Athletic Commissioner the authority to regulate professional bare knuckle mixed martial arts, professional mixed martial arts on ice, amateur kickboxing and slap fighting.
Trump administration axes plan to limit PFAS 'forever chemicals,' despite Midwestern policies

2 months ago | heartlandsignal.com | Austin Linfante

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the new Trump administration withdrew from a Biden administration plan to help limit the discharge of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as " forever chemicals."In what is becoming another blatant contradiction of President Donald Trump's second term, the executive branch seemingly went back on its promise to remove chemicals from the American diet with the move.