Polls show that while most Americans still support childhood vaccine requirements for school, support has declined sharply from past decades, especially among Republicans. Many who oppose mandates cite parental choice over safety concerns, even as misinformation about vaccine risks continues to circulate.
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Commentary: Democrats must focus on their base – working and middle class Americans
Democrats must focus on economic issues affecting working and middle class families, such as affordable housing and paid family leave, to appeal to young, non-college-educated men, Blacks and Latinos in the 2024 elections.
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Hogan’s run for U.S. Senate is all the buzz among former Capitol colleagues
By Lydia Hurley Capital News Service Larry Hogan’s recent decision to run for U.S. Senate comes as a shock to many of the state’s lawmakers — especially Democrats who worked with the former Republican governor and think he wasn’t all that cooperative with the legislature. Now, he’s aiming to serve as a lawmaker himself, this time […]
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Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, longtime Maryland Democrat, to retire from Congress
The Associated Press TIMONIUM, Md. (AP) — Maryland U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger announced Jan. 26 that he won’t seek a 12th term in Congress, meaning that at least three of the state’s eight U.S. House seats will be open on the November ballot. The 77-year-old Democrat, who has represented the 2nd District since 2003, […]