The Tap: Sunday, July 31, 2016
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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.
Review of the day
The excerpts below were compiled from issue #28 of The Tap, which was published on August 6, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
Federal
- During an interview that aired on ABC News, Donald Trump said that he was not concerned with Russian President Vladimir Putin entering Ukraine. “He’s not gonna go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want.” When host George Stephanopoulos countered that Russia had already entered Ukraine, Trump said, “OK― well, he’s there in a certain way. But I’m not there. You have Obama there. And frankly, that whole part of the world is a mess under Obama with all the strength that you’re talking about and all of the power of NATO and all of this. In the meantime, he’s going away. He take ― takes Crimea.” He added that he heard that Crimeans “would rather be with Russia than where they were.”
- Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine, expressed support for the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the funding of abortion services with federal taxpayer money. When asked to explain why Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said a week earlier that he would “stand with Secretary Clinton to defend a woman's right to choose, to repeal the Hyde Amendment," Kaine said, “That is not accurate and I don't think Robby has said that.”
Preview of the day
The excerpts below were compiled from issue #27 of The Tap, which was published on July 30, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
State
- Massachusetts legislative session ends. This is the final day that the Massachusetts General Court can place legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the November 8, 2016, ballot. In Massachusetts, proposed amendments must be approved by a majority vote in two successive sessions of the state legislature. Four indirect initiated state statutes have already been certified for the ballot. Question 1 would allow the Gaming Commission to issue an additional slots-only casino license. Question 2 would authorize the approval by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education of up to 12 new charter schools or enrollment expansions in existing charter schools per year. Question 3 would prohibit “extreme” methods of farm animal containment, and Question 4 would legalize recreational marijuana for individuals at least 21 years old. Massachusetts is one of 20 states under divided government. Democrats currently control the Senate and House, while Republicans control the governor’s office.
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