palate deadlines, thousands of absentee ballots uncounted events the city s new ranked choice system, the theory has been if you let voters top five candidates, it will produce a consensus winner. the problem is the latest eric adams is up by 2% and 14% of ballots active because they voted for somebody else is been eliminated. paul: bill. big hit to clarence thomas and descent from the supreme court decision not to hear a case involving the irs and medical marijuana dispensary. he called the federal law against marijuana contradictory and unstable. this astonished some liberals, he shouldn t have. in 2005, he issued another marijuana case in which he worried about the federal powers. the truth is, plant thomas is doing what he always does, applying clear constitutional principles letting the chips fall where they may.
for mayor. early voting in the primaries now under way and voters are making their decision using a rank choice system. what exactly does that mean? well, instead of voting for a single candidate people can choose up to five candidates in order of preference. our wizard of odds harry henton is here with more. harry, what s the purpose? what is it that people hope this type of system will do? they re hoping that it will first save money because there won t be the traditional runoff that you would have when no candidate reaches 40% of the vote, but it s also trying to give more voters more options especially in a primary where major candidates all have similar ideologies certainly compared to republicans, it gives them an opportunity to express their preferences in a more complete way. so is there a front-runner, and does that front-runner necessarily benefit from rank choice voting? in other words, maybe you d rather be everybody s number two on their dance card than a
that has had such a sweeping effect for, you know, some 31 million more americans getting health insurance, that s here to stay. a lot to talk about in the fall with some big cases after they take the summer off to be argued. joan, thank you as always. thank you, michael. for the first time, new york city changing the way it votes for mayor. early voting in the primaries now underway, and voters are making their decision using a ranked choice system. what exactly does that mean? well, instead of voting for a single candidate, people can choose up to five candidates in order of preference. our wizard of odds harry enten is here with more. harry, what s the purpose? what is it that people hope this type of system will do? they re hoping that it will first save money because there won t be the traditional runoff that you would have if no candidate reaches 40% of the vote but it s also trying to give voters more options so they
the confederate cemetery in columbus, ohio. 2000 civil war soldiers are buried there. this place is sacred regardless of whether or not it is confederate soldiers. it is still a cemetery. heather: 7 the to veterans affairs is investigating. 2000 of our nation as heroes waiting for an appointment outside the va system, with the lower and army veteran plans the brooks medical center in shreveport, louisiana is not doing enough to support non-va care and the choice system. the program helps veterans who can t get an appointment at a va hospital to get outside medical treatment. sorry might not cut it for the missouri democrat who admits she hoped trump would be assassinated days after state senator maria chapelle the doll apologize for a facebook post lawmakers stripped her from committee assignments. she still refuses to resign but lawmakers including the state governor and lieutenant governor say senators should oust her
chance to succeed. that starts with education. we were going to be at patrick henry charter school here in richmond today, and unfortunately a fire took place at the school. hopefully we will do that visit next week. but it is just one of the many school visits that i have done not only here in virginia, but throughout the country, to try and understands what we can do to help parents and their kids. you know, i met a woman in new orleans, her name is essence. she says her daughter goes to the one of the charter schools or one of the private schools in new orleans in part of their choice system. she said she would do anything to keep that daughter there. we ve got to, as a country, realize the building block of success, the ability of people to go out and earn that success and seize opportunities starts with education, and i m hoping that over the next year and a half in congress we can effect some of these reform ideas so that we can actually help people get about their life so we can