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The new law, signed this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, terminates the overfunded pension account at the end of June 2029. It would then reinstate the fund, leaving 110% of what the state expects to owe its members. As of June 2024, the fund was 160% funded. By 2029, it's expected to reach more than 200%. This move is expected to sweep nearly $4 billion from the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' System Plan 1, or LEOFF 1, with that surplus put into a separate pot where it could potentially cover general state expenses. read more
Physical assaults against Jewish people in the U.S. last year reached the highest levels since 1979, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Wednesday. Why it matters: An overall decline in anti-Jewish harassment and vandalism didn't extend to a reduction in violence. read more
A Green Party candidate who has pushed for Britain to pay trillions of pounds in slavery reparations is descended from a Nigerian royal family that traded slaves, it has been claimed. Antoinette Fernandez is the "reparations officer" for the Green Party's Global Majority Greens group, which works towards "racial and environmental justice". read more
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' support for the 2028 Democratic presidential primary surged to 50 percent in a new survey from the Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll, strengthening her position as the early front-runner if she chooses to run. read more
#35 What money?
#37 | Posted by A_Friend a
Come on AMoron .. Even this Chinese man knows Soros is a big Liberal spender ...
Nonprofit financed by billionaire George Soros quietly donated $140 million to political causes in 2021
www.cnbc.com
Dems have not won (against Trump of all people) with 2 qualified women
Clinton was qualified. Kamala wasn't; she lacked the ability to discuss policy at length and without feeding questions. Also the $1B fundraising didn't help her one bit, she spent it like a drunk sailor.
The Democrat Elite need to choose based on merit and drop the "I'll elect a black woman because she's black".
www.politico.com
It's the game.
#43 | Posted by eberly a
Speaks doesn't understand, his shit don't stink.