Moynihan Calls for 50 Percent Tax on Handgun Bullets
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan proposes a sweeping tax plan to curb gun violence by raising handgun bullet taxes to 50 percent while preserving .22 caliber and hunting ammo. He also doubles the manufacturers license fee to ten thousand dollars, arguing the costs should reflect societal damage from gun crime.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senate Finance Committee
Moynihan
Tar
Gallup
Where's the money for a new Elyria high school
In Elyria, concerns rise over funding and site for a potential new high school. The superintendent defers to taxpayers while critics question maintenance cuts, staff roles, and the aging Elyria High facility amid claims of misallocation and budgeting issues.
Elyria schools clash over budget and administration
Frustrated residents allege waste and mismanagement in Elyria schools amid fear of layoffs, high administration costs, and a costly Taj Mahal for Education remodel. They cite $190,000 for security during a forced strike, repeated new administration computers, a $230,000 red ink food program, and wages comprising most of a $6 million annual budget. The call is for stronger management and more classified staff to maintain existing buildings before pursuing a new high school.
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Taj Mahal
Elyria
Attorney sought to challenge AmShip over employee pensions
The text requests an attorney or attorneys in the United States to take on AmShip for cheating employees and former workers out of millions and their pensions. It notes local lawyers faced federal court rulings favoring the company, with appeals failing in Cleveland and Cincinnati. The company reportedly relocated, leaving workers jobless on short notice, after the Navy awarded about $60 million for overruns.
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Tam
United States
Cleveland
Lambros
Sixth District Court
Cincinnati
Navy
Color turns in big city mayoral races debate
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page analyzes how race shaped New York City 1989 mayoral race won by Rudolph Giuliani. He critiques Rush Limbaugh’s framing, notes white voters’ role, cites Harold Washington’s coalition model, and argues for interracial cooperation to reform urban politics.
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Washington
Rush Limbaugh
Pat Buchanan
P.C
Tom Kochman
Chicago
New York City
Limbaugh
Sodom
Rush
Rudolph Giuliani
Charles Rangel
Harlem
David Dinkins
Bush
Clinton
Dinkins
New York
Giuliani
Limbau
Mae West
Douglas Wilder
David Duke
Harold Washington
Big City
Clarence Page
Chicago Tribune
Regional prisons could aid crackdown on crime
The piece argues incapacitation may curb crime more effectively than current Clinton Reno policies. It outlines a Republican plan for regional prisons funded by a $3 billion federal match to expand prison space, with mandatory minimums and 85 percent sentence retention. Democratic rivals push mixed approaches emphasizing prevention and treatment.
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Bill McCollum
R-Fla
McCollum
Senate
Joseph Biden
House
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Janet Reno
Florida
Michael Jordan
Phil Gramm
Texas
Clinton
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Jim Sleeper
Rainbow 1
Minneapolis
Seattle
Kansas City
Richard Riordan
Michael Woo
Los Angeles
Michael White
Detroit
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America
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American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C
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