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Fed: $15 Minimum Wage in Minneapolis Cost Jobs

EDITOR’S NOTE: Twin Cities Experiment Again Proves that Higher Minimum Wage Leads to Higher Unemployment . Cities all over the country are mandating that businesses raise their minimum wages. The claim is that minimum wages of $15, $20, or even $25 an hour are necessary for families to make ends meet. But studies have shown that minimum […]

“Right To Live” Compromised by Covid $$$ and the “Hospital Death Protocol”

By Stella Paul. Originally published by the Brownstone Institute, May 17, 2023 as: The Hospital Protocol Killed Their Loved Ones and They Want Justice When the federal government sent $9,000 to Patty Myers to pay for her husband’s funeral, she got angry. “I didn’t want to take a penny. It felt like hush money, like […]

DAILY SIGNAL: How Forge Leadership Network Is Training, Mentoring Young Conservatives

Adam Josefczyk, the co-founder and president of the Forge Leadership Network, says the network, which was founded in 2015, “exists to mentor, train, and connect the next generation of conservative leaders” who are 18 to 25 years old. “We equip them in timeless principles, practical skills, and the legislative process in order to help them […]

Congressional Candidate Allen Waters Wants to Be Clear About His Biography

EDITOR’S NOTE: On the heels of the charges brought against US Congressman, Republican George Santos, for promoting and campaigning on a falsified personal biography; and with a Democrat candidate, John Goncalves, for the soon to be open US Congressional seat in Rhode Island’s 1st District caught constantly changing his personal biography … Democrat candidate for […]

DAILY SIGNAL: White House ‘Weaponized’ ESG Movement, State Financial Officers Foundation CEO Says

The chief executive officer of the State Financial Officers Foundation says “we never really saw the [environmental, social, and governance] movement weaponized in a way that this White House and administration [have] weaponized it.” “Certainly, fund managers like BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard have weaponized it, and so it’s really just been in the last two […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Blackburn Bill Offers Parents ‘Toolbox’ Needed ‘to Help Monitor’ What Kids See Online

A bipartisan bill “would give parents that toolbox that they need to help monitor what their children are seeing in the virtual space,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn says. “Kids are being exposed to things in the virtual space that we would never expose them to in the physical space, so it’s important for parents to have […]

Rhode Island Right to Life: RI Senate Committee VOTE on Taxpayer-Funds for Abortion

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the so-called “Equality in Abortion Coverage Act” (2023-S0032) on Tuesday.

DAILY SIGNAL: Is My Money Safe? Financial Expert Explains Recent Bank Failures, Questions Activity of JPMorgan Chase

Americans needn’t worry about the safety of their money at the bank, financial and investment expert David Bahnsen says. Three large American banks have collapsed since the beginning of the year, but “there’s almost nothing in common at all with these three banks closing, relative to all the 2008 closings,” says Bahnsen, founder and chief […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Insecure Border Will ‘Get More People Murdered’: House Republican Shares Harrowing Story as Title 42 Expires

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Reps. John Rutherford, R-Fla., and Tom McClintock, R-Calif., celebrated the passage of a Republican bill to secure the U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 was set to expire on Thursday, explaining how the bill addresses the border crisis and warning that if the crisis isn’t solved, “This is going to get more people murdered.” The […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Did Tucker Carlson Just Kill Cable News?

Tucker Carlson is back, or about to be back, but not on cable news. The ex-Fox News prime-time host will host a show on Twitter. “You can’t have a free society if people aren’t allowed to say what they think is true,” Carlson said in a video shared on his Twitter Tuesday. “Speech is the […]

DAILY SIGNAL: What to Know About End of Title 42 and Biden’s New Asylum Rule

An estimated 13,000 illegal aliens are expected to cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day beginning Thursday. That’s more than double the daily average in March. This expected spike in the number of migrants crossing the border illegally is the direct result of the end of Title 42, a public health measure set in place under […]

House GOP Leader Chippendale Responds to Governor McKee’s Green Energy Executive Order

Republican Caucus and House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale published the following statement regarding the Governor’s plan to adopt regulations for manufacturers selling cars to Rhode Island consumers: “The House Republican Caucus is on the record as being vehemently opposed to the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4)—a group of unelected bureaucrats– being allowed to create […]

DAILY SIGNAL: If America Defaults on Debt, ‘It Will Be 100% Joe Biden’s Responsibility,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says

The clock is ticking on America’s debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt ceiling and rein in government spending. Under the leadership of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Republicans issued a plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, or until the […]

DANGEROUS CHILD “TRANS” ACTIVITIES on #INTHEDUGOUT – May 9, 2023

Seeking to violate parental rights about child’s dangerous “trans” activities, the ACLU threatens to sue the Smithfield school district.

DAILY SIGNAL: What Cal Thomas Witnessed as a ‘Watchman’ in 50 Years of Reporting on America

Marking 50 years as a journalist and commentator, popular syndicated columnist Cal Thomas says America’s future is closely tied to the education of our children. “My hope, again, goes back to educating our children and grandchildren in ways that our parents and grandparents educated us,” Thomas says. “And if you don’t rescue the next generation, […]

STAND WITH STEN on #INTHEDUGOUT – May 8, 2023

Today’s guest is Shawn McBreairty, Host of Maine Source Of Truth podcast. He joins Sten at 4pm!

RI Secretary of State Amore to Address Partisan Org Embroiled in Vote Cheating Scandal

Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore is scheduled to speak this week at conference held by the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) in Washington DC. As reported last month on The Current, Are RI Elections Officials Part of a National Scheme to Unfairly Tip the Scales Towards Democrats?, CEIR has recently been exposed as […]

DAILY SIGNAL: How Did They Get Here? What We Know About Unaccompanied Children Arriving at Southern Border

A 10-year-old girl from Honduras arrived at the southern border unaccompanied by adults. She told Sheena Rodriguez that she hoped to stay in America, and wanted to “color and get to know my father.” The Honduras girl is like so many other unaccompanied alien children, says Rodriguez, founder and president of Alliance for a Safe […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Hackers Target Pro-Life Pediatricians in ‘Unrelenting’ Cyberattack

The American College of Pediatricians scored a major victory last month when a federal judge ruled in its favor and halted the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a drug used in chemical abortions. Just weeks later, the organization endured a cyberattack carried out by hackers intending to cause major damage. As if that […]

DAILY SIGNAL: ‘He’s Wrong,’ Expert Says as Education Secretary Implies Book Banning Responsible for Falling Civics, History Scores

The test results are in, and America’s children are failing history and civics. According to the “Nation’s Report Card,” just 13% of eighth graders are proficient in U.S. history, and only 22% are proficient in civics. Every four years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress captures how well America’s students are performing in major subjects. […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Are Labor Markets Really Improving? Pulling Back Curtain on ‘Magic of Government Statistics’

As America enters the thick of this year’s second quarter, the repercussions of the Biden administration’s economic policies become more apparent. New numbers from the government’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, released Tuesday, revealed that the number of job openings dropped to the lowest level since May 2021. The drop in job openings from […]

Wuhan Wednesday: Caught! Fauci Knew All Along #InTheDugout – May 3, 2023

Nick Murray, Maine Policy Institute on all things COVID and Fauci caught in up in his own web. Tune in!

SPN’s Energy Czar Discusses the Truth About the Left’s Climate Change Agenda

The parent organization of The Ocean State Current, the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity is a member of the State Policy Network, a national association of over 60 state-based “free market” think tanks. State Policy Network recently welcomed Amy O. Cooke as its Visiting Energy Policy Fellow. In this role, she will oversee the Energy Policy […]

DAILY SIGNAL: House Republicans ‘Did What They Had to Do’ on Debt Ceiling, CEO Says

The U.S. may “potentially” default on its debt “as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter Monday to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Alfredo Ortiz, president and chief executive officer of the nonpartisan Job Creators Network, says […]

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