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SURPRISING CITIES WHERE NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IS BOOMING
1. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 2. Ocala, Fla.
3. Salisbury, Md. 4. Fayetteville, Ark. 5. Austin, Texas
LOUISIANA
LIFELONG DEMOCRAT SWITCHES TO GOP Louisiana State Rep.
Francis Thompson switched his party af iliation from Democrat to Republican on March 17, giving the GOP its first-ever supermajority in the statehouse. The move guarantees the
party the ability to override any vetoes by Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards. The Senate already had a supermajority. Thompson has served in
the state House and Senate since 1975 as a conservative Democrat.
“Nothing has changed,” Thompson said, noting his “conservative voting record.” Instead, he added, current Democrat leadership supports “certain issues” that do “not align with those values and principles that are a part of my Christian life.”
MISSOURI
BILL WOULD OK FIREARMS IN CHURCHES Republicans in the Missouri House of Representatives have introduced a bill to allow firearms inside houses of worship.
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6. Raleigh, N.C. 7. Boise, Idaho 8. Provo, Utah
9. Nashville, Tenn. 10. Gulfport, Miss.
House Bill 485 would
override Missouri’s current law restricting the possession of a concealed carry firearm in religious institutions without consent or knowledge of those in charge. Rep. Ben Baker, a GOP sponsor of the bill, said that its purpose is to make sure Missourians have their “constitutional right” to carry firearms while attending worship. Houses of worship may
still exercise their right to ban firearms, according to the bill, by posting signage outside the building. Opponents said such signs could place them at risk.
NEW JERSEY
GOV. TO CONTROL ELECTION WATCHDOG The New Jersey Senate voted
on March 20 to give Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy sole one-time power to pick the leader of the state’s independent election watchdog agency and its members. Jeff Brindle, head of the
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, sued Murphy just days earlier, alleging the proposal was an attempt to oust him. It was an amendment to a bill intended to bring more
election transparency, including requiring “dark money” groups to disclose their list of contributors. The bill passed 24-12, mostly
on party lines. Its sponsor, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a Democrat, said he “didn’t love that amendment, quite frankly.”
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low-income adults. North Carolina currently has 2.9 million residents enrolled in traditional Medicaid coverage, and advocates say the expansion could help 600,000 adults. North Carolina follows other GOP states such as South Dakota in the move, which Republicans have largely opposed ever since the concept was introduced as part of then-President Barack Obama’s Aff ordable Care Act. Last May, Republican state
is insuf icient,” the ruling continued.
HOME ON JFK ESTATE FOR SALE A luxury home on the
estate where President John F. Kennedy grew up is being sold for $5.75 million. The stunning, five-bedroom
colonial is listed as 4 Crown Circle in the exclusive New York City suburb of Bronxville. It is one of three homes built on the former estate known as Crownlands, a six- acre spread the Kennedy clan moved into in 1929 after JFK’s father Joe became frustrated that the social elites in Boston refused to accept him. The Kennedys lived there
from 1929 to 1941.
NORTH CAROLINA GOP OKS MEDICAID EXPANSION Following a decade of
debate, North Carolina legislators voted on March 23 to expand Medicaid for the state’s
Sen. Phil Berger changed his opposition, giving examples of working people still unable to get health insurance.
OKLAHOMA
TOP COURT LOOSENS ABORTION LAW The Oklahoma Supreme
Court on March 21 overturned part of the state’s abortion law, ruling that the right to an abortion exists for women whose health is at risk because of the pregnancy — not just in a medical emergency. In a 5-4 ruling, the court
said, “Requiring one to wait until there is a medical emergency would further endanger the life of the pregnant woman and does not serve a compelling state interest.” “Absolute certainty” by the
physician that the mother’s life could be endangered “is not required, however, mere possibility or speculation is insuf icient,” the ruling continued.
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