If you wanted a snapshot of my unanchored teenage years, you could do worse than observing the Starcourt Mall in the eighties-infused sci-fi/horror As modern malls reinvent themselves as entertainment venues, are kids missing out on a key part of their teeneage years?
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the business leaders gathered here today represent a broad swath of american shopping. brick and mortar, online stores, national and local grocery chains, our nation s largest retailer, and the makers and sellers of toys, electronics, and health supplies. i want to hear from each of you about what you re seeing this holiday season, how well-prepared are you to have products you need on your shelves, and how you ve innovated and hired to overcome the supply chain challenges you have, and keep workers safe from covid-19 so the american people can have the holiday season they ve long been hoping for. in particular i want to hear about the challenges facing small businesses. the small businesses are so important to our communities. they don t have the same leverage as many of you do.
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS TRY TO VASTLY TOUGHEN RULES FOR PRIMARY SEASON MATCHING FUNDS
Starting in 1984, minor party presidential candidates have used primary season matching funds to help pay for petitioners to get on the ballot. Now, Democrats in Congress propose to make eligibility for primary season matching funds five times more difficult. H.R. 1 and S.1 make many election law changes. Among the changes are increasing the difficulty of receiving primary season matching funds. Current law requires small donations totalling at least $5,000 from each of twenty states. The bills raise that to $25,000 from each of twenty states.
Minor party presidential candidates who have received primary season matching funds, and the amounts, are as follows:
NEW ELECTION RULES IN MAINE, TEXAS, AND UTAH BOOSTED MINOR PARTY 2020 VOTE
In November 2020, different election rules in Maine, Texas, and Utah were in effect for the first time. As expected, in all three states, the new rules boosted the minor party vote. In Maine, the new rule was the use of ranked choice voting for president. In Texas and Utah, the new rules were the elimination of the straight-ticket device. Texas eliminated it in 2018 but the change was not effective until 2020. Utah eliminated it in 2020.
Maine: the Green Party benefited from ranked choice voting for federal office. (Maine still doesn’t have ranked choice voting in general elections for