Warnock Gains Momentum As Walker Turmoil Prompts Some Republicans To Split Ticket

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Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder Despite political headwinds favoring Republicans, freshman Sen. Raphael Warnock has outshined his Democratic ticket-mates and remained neck-and-neck with Republican candidate Herschel Walker. A new statewide poll of likely voters paid for by the Georgia News Collaborative and conducted by the University of Georgia finds Warnock with …

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Biden Pitches To The Middle Class In Advance Of Midterms

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Jacob Fischler, Kansas Reflector President Joe Biden at a community center in Portland, Oregon Saturday promoted Democrats’ efforts to bring down health care costs, in a visit to a normally Democratic state three weeks before midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years. Speaking on …

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Black Families Fall Further Behind on Homeownership

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By Tim Henderson Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. Read more at Stateline.org. Some cities and states are trying to boost Black homeownership, which dropped to a 60-year low even before the economic turmoil wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker Clash In U.S. Senate Debate

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Stephen Fowler, GPB News Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker faced off in a contentious debate in Savannah Friday, the first and likely the only televised debate between the two in this pivotal race. In the hourlong meeting, Warnock largely touted bipartisan accomplishments and accused his …

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Social Security Benefits To Increase By Nearly 9% In 2023

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The United States’ Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2023 – the largest increase in four decades. The COLA affects the more than 70 million recipients of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in the States, ensuring that their payments rise in …

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DeJoy Faces Outrage Over New Postal Service Price Hikes

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Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is facing backlash over his newly announced plan to hike postcard and stamp prices as part of his proposed 10-year overhaul of mail operations, a strategy that critics warn will further damage the Postal Service. Late last week, the USPS notified the …

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