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Elwood Watson: A Black woman on the Supreme Court is long overdue

Boy, it didn’t take long for right-wing activists and pundits to jump into attack dog mode once President Biden announced he would nominate a Black woman for the Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Ilya Shapiro, a constitutional-law expert and an incoming Georgetown Law professor, decided to get a jump start […]

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From the Chamber: The decade of we, Part I

I’ve had the great pleasure over the last two months of gathering with about three dozen business leaders to discuss the Chamber’s new workforce initiative. These advisers helped our chamber select the six programs that we’ll be launching later this year as part of our Chamber Works 2030 program. It’s an ambitious initiative that will […]

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Peter Funt: Biden’s promise will weigh on court nominee

Joe Biden’s promise two years ago during a debate in South Carolina about a future pick for the Supreme Court will create undue pressure, at least temporarily, on his nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Here’s what then-candidate Biden said: “I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a Black woman on the Supreme Court, […]

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Guest column: A national popular vote is closer than you think

The 2020 presidential election, and the intense debate that has continued for more than year after its conclusion, have invariably led to new proposals to affect future national elections. While any federal “voting rights” legislation is unlikely to pass, in recent weeks several elected officials, including the second-ranking Republican U.S. senator, John Thune of South […]

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Jase Graves: The dog days of our lives

Recently, Texas passed the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, which enforces humane guidelines for restraining pet canines outdoors. Unfortunately for me, the act fails to impose similar guidelines for the treatment of grouchy husbands and embarrassing dads. This news about dogs has had me thinking a lot about these magical creatures whom we love so much […]