It never ends, does it? Big fat Brother hath decreed that federal funding for research grants from the National Institutes of Health ($47 billion this fiscal year) must be "screened for disfavored terms and concepts" such as "climate," "gender" and "vaccine."
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Another view ...
Florida's proposed property tax cuts rely on a population boom that has slowed dramatically
theconversation.com
... From 2020 to 2024, Florida's population grew by 8.5%, from 21.6 million to 23.4 million.
This is nothing new: The state's warm weather, amenities that include world-class golf courses and beaches, and lack of income tax have long attracted newcomers, so Florida often leads the U.S. in population growth.
But recent data suggests that population growth may be slowing. ...
In other words, the tax collector would deduct the exempted amount from the assessed value of a homesteaded property, and the property tax rate would then be applied to that lower number.
Supporters of the tax cut argue that reduced tax revenue would be recouped by the continued arrival of new residents. These newcomers would be buying homes at the usual property tax rates, with an exemption of only $50,000. After four years, that would increase to $250,000. It's also possible that the proposed tax cuts might attract new residents.
If Floridians vote for this exemption in November, the state's continued population growth would be vital to maintaining local and state government budgets. ...
Trump said more Covid-19 testing 'creates more cases.' (2020)
www.statnews.com
... The counter-narrative began almost instantly. After the U.S. count of Covid-19 cases began an inexorable rise in June, the White House sought to assure Americans that the increase was, basically, an illusion, created by an increase in testing for the novel coronavirus.
In a June 15 tweet, President Trump said testing "makes us look bad."
At his campaign rally in Tulsa five days later, he said he had asked his "people" to "slow the testing down, please."
At a White House press conference last week, he told reporters, "When you test, you create cases." ...
imo, quite the interesting OpEd from that usually quite staid sit.