Honest Acts Act seen as harming citizens not trolls
Opinion argues the Honest Ads Act would do little to curb Russian online activity yet likely hinder Americans from freely supporting candidates. It notes Russia's 2016 activity, questions reasonable platform duties, warns against donor disclosure risking privacy and harassment, and highlights partisan overtones in tech and civic spaces.
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Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Amy Klobuchar
D-Minn
Mark Warner
D-Va
Internet Research Agency
IRA
Russia
Google
Facebook
National Rifle Association
National Abortion Rights Action League
Honest Ads Act debated as speech limits face critique
Heritage Foundation analyst John W. York argues the Honest Ads Act overreaches by forcing disclaimers on all public communications and could muzzle American speech. He contends the bill targets U.S. citizens, not foreign meddling, risking First Amendment rights and broad policy issue discussions.
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Washington State
Google
Canada
Michigan fights over abortion bans amid Roe ruling uncertainty
Michigan legislators move to outlaw a late term abortion method that disaemends a fetus before extraction. Gov Whitmer threatens veto and a citizen initiative possibility while activists pursue stricter fetal heartbeat bans and a 1848 abortion prohibition with narrow life of the mother exception.
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Michigan
House
Senate
Gretchen Whitmer
Citizens Initiative
Right To Life
Michigan Heartbeat Coalition
Abortion policy in Michigan should reflect voter views
A Detroit News guest editorial argues Michigan confronts a divided public with 54 percent favoring legal abortion in most cases and 42 percent favoring restrictions. It urges deferring to Supreme Court rulings on Roe and delaying ballot initiatives to craft a deliberative, inclusive response aligned with a majority, noting impossible to please all.
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Michigan
Pew Research
Supreme Court
Roe
Readers weigh in on politics and Tulip Time at Holland Sentinel
Richard Herbig argues Americans get the government they deserve and praises a Trump presidency from a Christian business perspective. Alma Beltman and Nancy Jacobs share Tulip Time experiences, criticizing Dutch Marktplaats food, pricing, and offerings, urging city changes for 2020 Tulip Time.
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Sentinel
White House
Trump
Clinton
Hillary
Florida
Holland
New Civic Center
Method Church
Methodist Church
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