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It’s 730 and polls have closed in Ohio and North Carolina, both with closely watched Senate races, as well as some interesting House races. It’ll take a while for us to get numbers in there. We can call the races for governor and for Senator in the state of Florida. For Senate, Marco Rubio has defeated Val Demings. And for Governor Ron DeSantis has defeated Charlie Crist. Right now it looks like the margins will either be in high single digits or low double digits in victory. We’re also closely watching Indiana’s first district, Virginia’s second seventh and 10th districts. The Virginia districts in fact the Indiana district as well, a very interesting. They reflect an effort by the Republicans to run a very diverse set of candidates. In Indiana, a African American woman is taking on a Democrat white male. In Virginia. All three Democrats seats are now held by white women. Republicans are running one white woman, one Hispanic woman, and one Vietnamese male against them. These will be very interesting races to see if the Republican strategy of running a more diverse set of candidates pays off. This is Larry Lindsey for straight arrow News.
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College sports is big money but not everyone benefits
March Madness has wrapped up and Caitlin Clark has emerged as a household name as well as a wealthy student athlete. Earning over $3 million throughout her college career, her success stands in stark contrast to the previous notion that collegiate athletes shouldn’t earn anything beyond their scholarship. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey examines…
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Biden’s EV math just doesn’t add up
In March, the Biden administration issued a new directive requiring U.S. automakers to cut the average carbon emissions of their fleets by almost 50% before 2032. That order is one component of President Biden’s larger goal to cut total U.S. carbon emissions in half by 2030. A primary method for reaching these goals will involve…
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President Biden just isn’t cool
For some Americans, politics is only about policy, while others prioritize core values, ideas, aspirations or beliefs. Still, for others, politics may be a reflection of culture, where voting serves as a symbolic act to proclaim cultural group identity. But for some Americans, who they vote for and support is more of a popularity contest,…
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Federal Reserve policy should be more restrictive
The American economy is booming, with high GDP growth, record-low unemployment, and wage gains for median workers. Over the past few quarters, U.S. economic growth indicators have consistently outperformed official projections. But the U.S. Federal Reserve recently conceded that its policies might be too restrictive, hindering the full potential of the U.S. economy, which the…
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Celebrate tight labor market, but don’t cut interest rates
While President Joe Biden has been celebrating U.S. economic success, many Americans are still unhappy about the economy. So who’s right? The most recent jobs report for February showed that while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9%, job gains were higher than expected, with the total coming in at 275,000 versus the expected increase…
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