Heartland Signal
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Zach Cunning
Biden
Over 8.5 million Midwesterners eligible for student loan forgiveness
Over 8.5 million residents across 12 Midwest states are eligible to have up to $20,000 in student loan debt forgiven, according to a fact sheet released by the White House late last month.
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Foreign
Ron Johnson continues pattern of pro-China rhetoric with Taiwan comments
While 26 senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signed a letter declaring their support for the Pelosi’s visit and affirming her “travel is consistent with the United States’ One China policy to which we are committed,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) went the opposite way.
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Elections
Royce White’s FEC filing, simultaneously overly detailed and vague, raises serious questions on candidate’s spending
Among the hundreds of quarterly finance reports released by the Federal Election Commission this month, Royce White’s (R) stands out; both for its overabundance of information and its complete lack of it.
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Abortion
Many Americans say Dobbs decision will affect their vote in the midterms. Heartland Republicans don’t know how to answer.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade may be a galvanizing issue in November’s midterms. Despite decades to prepare, anti-abortion Republicans might fumble it.
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Elections
Darren Bailey projected as GOP nominee for Illinois governor
In the so-called “battle among billionaires” for Illinois governor, Darren Bailey appears to have won the GOP nomination, NBC News projected Tuesday night.
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Coronavirus
Scott Jensen threatens to retaliate against state medical board if elected MN governor
In audio which surfaced earlier this month, Scott Jensen, the presumptive GOP nominee for Minnesota governor, threatened to retaliate against the state’s Board of Medical Practice for investigating complaints against him.
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Elections
2 Wis. GOP gubernatorial candidates don’t like Pride flag over Capitol, continuing history of anti-LGBTQ positions
Rebecca Kleefisch and Tim Michels have a long history of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, including Kleefisch insinuating same-sex marriage will lead to marrying dogs.
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Democracy
Michigan SoS candidate says opponent Benson should be in jail, won’t say whether she should be executed
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told NBC News during an interview last week that former President Donald Trump “called on me to be arrested and tried for treason, potentially executed” during a White House meeting.
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Elections
Hawley, Hartzler campaigns accept donations from summer camp owner linked to sex abuse
Last month, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called child exploitation and sex trafficking an “exploding epidemic” in Missouri and around the country. Last year, he received the maximum individual donation allowed from a man accused of covering up child sex abuse.
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Elections
Nebraska GOP candidates are blocking school tours of the state Capitol for campaign events
A decades-old tradition for Nebraska’s fourth graders, school tours of the state Capitol, have been disrupted by campaign events by GOP candidates like Jim Pillen, Charles Herbster and Mike Flood for months.
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