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Annette Meeks retweeted
Memphis Mayor Paul Young confirming @elonmusk’s statement that Memphis is booming because of the data centers:
“This year was $54 million in taxes generated. Last year about $25 million — it was the second-largest taxpaying property in Shelby County.”
Annette Meeks retweeted
In the 10 years before Act 10, Wisconsin school property taxes grew 4.8% a year.
If that trend had continued, statewide school levies would be $9.5 billion today instead of $6.6 billion. That’s 45% higher.
Reversing Act 10 risks putting taxpayers back on that unsustainable path
Annette Meeks retweeted
On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.
For 28 years, the Wall stood as a symbol of the division between East and West. During his visit to Berlin, President Ronald Reagan chipped away at a piece of the Wall himself. Years later, he and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev stood side by side at the Reagan Library in front of an actual section of it. A striking image of how much had changed.
That same piece of the Berlin Wall remains on display outside the Reagan Library today. We invite you to come see this piece of history for yourself.
Annette Meeks retweeted
Individual health insurance enrollment fell 18% between June 2025 and June 2026, according to KFF. Democrats quickly rushed to blame Republicans for allowing the enhanced Obamacare subsidies to expire.
But it's worth pointing out that those subsidies merely concealed the underlying problem: Obamacare has made coverage so expensive that millions can't afford it without taxpayer assistance.
Read more: washingtonexaminer.com/resto…
Annette Meeks retweeted
On a réussi l'exploit de transformer l'apprentissage de la lecture, de l'Histoire et du calcul mental en options facultatives, tout en passant les cours de "sensibilisation sociétale" en tronc obligatoire.
Résultat : une génération incapable de poser une division à la main mais capable de débattre du bilan carbone d'un steak haché 🤡
The New DFL leadership swept into office after Tuesday's blue "wave" sounds a lot like the 2023/24 DFL trifecta that got us into the coming fiscal mess. Oh, except this group wants not only to erase the Columbus Day holiday but also to eliminate Thanksgiving.
NEW: Minnesota House Democrats have elected Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura as their majority whip, one of the highest-ranking positions in the legislature.
She is endorsed by the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America. In its platform, the Twin Cities DSA calls for tax increases, an end to Thanksgiving, dismantling the "racist, toxic highway system," public ownership of utility companies, and a "world without prisons and armed policing."
"Replace the police with an elected force of neighbors," their platform says.
Annette Meeks retweeted
The new era of @MinnesotaDFL moderation and pragmatism begins!
NEW: Minnesota House Democrats have elected Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura as their majority whip, one of the highest-ranking positions in the legislature.
She is endorsed by the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America. In its platform, the Twin Cities DSA calls for tax increases, an end to Thanksgiving, dismantling the "racist, toxic highway system," public ownership of utility companies, and a "world without prisons and armed policing."
"Replace the police with an elected force of neighbors," their platform says.
Annette Meeks retweeted
I can’t help but notice you left out some key details in your story, @StarTribune.
Annette Meeks retweeted
This fool - Fadil Jama - listed Paul Wellstone as his favorite politician and advocated for universal healthcare when he ran as a "Republican" against Finke in 2024.
He's no Republican. Pathetic Iowa @startribune lies to its hundreds of readers again.
Opinion | I ran for office as a Republican. This time, I voted for all Democrats. startribune.com/republican-d…
Annette Meeks retweeted
Unlike other election systems, RCV punishes voters for voting the "wrong" way by eliminating their ballots.
stoprcv.com/blog/ranked-choi…
Annette Meeks retweeted
🚨 Harwood, North Dakota: Voters overwhelmingly REJECTED new restrictions targeting data centers.
The town of just 820 people expects $1.65 MILLION in property tax revenue by 2028, plus 200+ permanent jobs.
Harwood's Mayor: “I'm personally very happy to have the data center.”
Annette Meeks retweeted
🚨 DeKalb, Illinois, built a NEW elementary school without borrowing a dime.
Meta's data center paid $46.4 MILLION in property taxes from 2022–2024, with $28.6 million going to local schools.
City Manager Bill Nicklas: “Not even the railroad made such an impact on DeKalb.”
Once again, Minnesota students are left behind. Governors in 32 other states- both Republican & Democrats are providing opportunities to increase learning that won’t be available to Minnesota kids. Deadline is 12/31for states to opt in at zero cost to taxpayers. Shameful.
Annette Meeks retweeted
We have to extend Obamacare credits so that the unaffordable healthcare plan we created seems affordable to our voters.
With Democrats taking control of the House, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) outlined his priorities for the party when asked Saturday what a speakership under his leadership would look like in the next Congress:
“We need to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits so we can restore affordability for millions of Americans whose premiums have skyrocketed,” Jeffries told @NikolenDC. He also pointed to reversing Medicaid cuts, ending the war in Iran and stopping President Trump’s tariffs.
Annette Meeks retweeted
Klobuchar’s auditor is an executive staffer. If audit uncovers systemic corruption or gross negligence tied to high ranking officials or commissioners....., auditor faces an immediate conflict of interest btw protecting the new administration & exposing the truth! #mnleg
At presser: Klobuchar’s day-1 auditor creates dangerous dynamic. Threatens transparency by keeping raw findings inside executive "black box" & lacks true independence. Juggling temporary auditor, OLA, & delayed OIG risks institutional turf wars & finger-pointing. #mnleg
Annette Meeks retweeted
This will be Minnesota’s second Democrat trifecta in three cycles. The first one was devastating in many ways. Can the state afford another one?
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin now have new Democratic trifectas, with one party holding the governor’s office and both legislative chambers. Republicans lost theirs in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. In the five new trifecta states, bills that stalled for years can now pass without a single vote from the minority party.
See what each change means for state policy:
spn.org/blue-tsunami-reshape…
Annette Meeks retweeted
1/2 In an interview with @RCPolitics, @FreeConTalk signatory @TimChapman of @AmericanFreedom predicted that “Democrats will overreach on what they think their mandate is, and that’s exactly what Trump did”
“Trump thought his mandate was to run the country from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to not include Congress, to adopt nationalist populist economic proposals, to adopt a foreign policy that was on again off again at the whims of Trump. The beatings will continue for both parties until one party accepts some level of humility about what they’ve actually been elected to do.”
“You’re entering an environment where Republicans are going to have to scramble to rethink what they stand for as a party and rethink what their movement is all about. They’re going to have to recover some muscle memory about how to be legislative entrepreneurs themselves and how to actually propose solutions that address the problems that the American people face. And if they don’t do that, then the pain will continue.”
Link in the comments. #FreeCon
