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CA elections chief predicts higher-than-usual June turnout

Warning of a “surge” of higher-than-usual turnout in California’s June primary election and a book-sized November voter information guide, the state’s elections chief this week requested a meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown to press his case for more money.

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6252/elections-chief-predicts-higher-turnout

San Francisco approves fully paid leave for new parents

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco became the first place in the country Tuesday to require businesses to provide fully paid leave for new parents in what was hailed as the latest move to address income inequality in the nation.

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6248/francisco-approves-fully-leave-parents

Jury delivers $44.4M verdict against Jacksonville-based cigar maker Swisher for breach of contract

A California jury ordered Jacksonville’s Swisher International to pay $44.4 million to a company it was making cigars for.

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6242/jury-delivers-verdict-based-swisher

WV judge rejects claims for restitution from former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship

A federal judge on Monday rejected a request from Alpha Natural Resources that former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship be forced to pay Alpha nearly $28 million in criminal restitution as part of Blankenship’s sentence for conspiring to violate mandatory mine safety and health standards.

Two separate stories at http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6238/judge-rejects-claims-restitution-blankenship .

Gov. Hassan signs Medicaid expansion extension bill

CONCORD — About 50,000 low-income adults will be able to continue their health care coverage for two more years after Gov. Maggie Hassan signed House Bill 1696 into law Tuesday.

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6221/hassan-signs-medicaid-expansion-extension

LePage swears in Biddeford senator caught up in larger political tussle

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage administered the oath of office to state Sen. Susan Deschambault on Tuesday afternoon, four days after he abruptly canceled her first scheduled swearing-in to send a message to Democratic lawmakers.

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6219/lepage-swears-biddeford-senator-caught

Bernie Sanders’s false claim that he has released his full federal tax returns

From The Washington Post:

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The Pinocchio Test

Plainly put, Sanders has not released his full federal tax return. The little he has released was the Form 1040 in 2014, which is a summary of his tax filing that gives a snapshot of his finances — not what is considered a full tax return. The Sanders campaign confirmed to The Washington Post that it has not released other tax returns prior to 2014, which is a sharp contrast to Clinton’s voluminous release of her complete tax returns.

Tapper correctly questioned Sanders, asking why “nobody has seen them {federal tax returns} at all.” Yet Sanders interrupted Tapper to reject the notion, insisting: “That is not true. Of course, we have released them in the past.” But this answer is nothing remotely close to the little federal tax records he has released to the public.

Sanders says there is nothing in his 2015 tax return that is different from what the public has “seen for the last many years.” This indicates he may have been referring to the information filed in his financial disclosures. But that’s not the same as a full federal tax return — and as a longtime member of Congress, Sanders should know that.

Sanders is not required to release his tax filings, and he clearly decided to keep them confidential. That’s his choice. But it doesn’t excuse him from misleading the public to believe otherwise with this false claim.

Four Pinocchios

The full article is at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/04/05/bernie-sanderss-false-claim-that-he-has-released-his-full-federal-tax-returns/

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill making the Bible official state book

Tennessee legislators think the Good Book is so great that they want to enshrine it in law as their official tome.

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6200/tenn-lawmakers-bible-official-state