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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Republican’s Maricopa County Bill on Infrastructure Funding, Strategy

June 21, 2023
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1246 on Tuesday which aimed to extend a transit sales tax of half a cent that has funded transportation projects in the state’s largest county for almost 40 years. While Maricopa residents must vote to again approve the tax, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have failed to reach…

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Biden Vetoes Bill Restoring Tariffs on Some Chinese Solar Panels

May 16, 2023
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President Joe Biden kept his promise to veto legislation reversing his temporary suspension of tariffs on some solar panels from China. “Passage of this resolution bets against American innovation. It would undermine these efforts and create deep uncertainty for American businesses and workers in the solar industry,” Biden wrote in a May 16 message to…

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White House Warns of Biden Veto if Congress Restores Solar Panel Tariffs Targeting China

April 24, 2023
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President Joe Biden is set to veto a joint resolution targeting his solar panel rule, which temporarily protects some Chinese-made equipment from tariffs, the White House warned. “This rule is necessary to satisfy the demand for reliable and clean energy while ensuring Commerce is able to rigorously enforce U.S. trade laws, hold trading partners accountable,…

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China Using Multi-Pronged Approach to Subjugate the UN’s Foreign Policy Agendas: Experts

April 10, 2023
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The United States and its allies faced a China blockade at the UN on March 17 when they tried to spotlight the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea. Russia joined China in what analysts increasingly see as a trend of multi-faceted sabotaging of the United Nations–its principles, practices, and institutions. Experts…

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Arizona Gov. Hobbs Vetoes Eight Bills in One Day

April 10, 2023
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On Thursday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed eight bills that were approved by members of the Arizona State Legislature. The bills, according to a brief statement from her office, ranged from voting fraud and abortion policies to gun law regulations, among other issues. This brings Governor Hobbs’s vetoes of bills to 37 during her time…

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Biden Issues First Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure

March 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden issued his first veto on Monday after Congress voted to block a Labor Department rule that would allow fund managers of retirement plans to consider the long-term effects of social factors and climate change on investments—a move Republicans call a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. According to a statement sent…

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Biden Issues 1st Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure

March 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden issued his first veto on March 20, rejecting a bipartisan measure that would have blocked a Labor Department rule that allows pension fund managers to consider social factors and climate change in investment decisions—a rule that Republicans say is a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. The president posted a video…

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Ontario to Grant Toronto, Ottawa Mayors Veto Powers Over Council as Part of ‘Strong-Mayor’ System

July 21, 2022
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed he’s planning to hand the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa “veto” power similar to that of the U.S. municipal system. Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park in Toronto on July 20, Ford said he plans to bring in a “strong-mayor” system for Toronto and Ottawa so that mayors are…

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Wisconsin Governor Vetoes GOP-Sponsored ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

April 16, 2022
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, vetoed some two dozen Republican-sponsored bills on Friday, including one dubbed the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would have given parents more say in their kids’ education. Evers on Friday signed 15 bills into law and vetoed 28 others, including Assembly Bill 963, which would have established a number of…

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DeSantis Vetoes New Congressional Maps Approved by Florida Legislature

March 30, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday vetoed the state’s newly drawn congressional map and called for a special session to redraw them in April.   The Republican governor claimed the congressional map, which was submitted by both chambers of the Legislature, violated the 14th Amendment. “We have a responsibility to produce maps for our citizens…

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