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• Un Super PAC de reciente creación, afín a los republicanos, ha acumulado un fondo de guerra de 140 millones de dólares con el objetivo de derrotar a un demócrata de Ohio que aspira a regresar al Senado en 2026, según informes de financiamiento de campaña. • El demócrata, que anteriormente ejerció varios mandatos en el Senado y es considerado un objetivo clave en la estrategia del GOP para ampliar su mayoría, se enfrenta a unas primarias concurridas y está bajo presión en diversos frentes políticos. • Los demócratas advierten que el gasto podría desbordar las campañas basadas en pequeños donantes y transformar el panorama mediático del estado, mientras que los republicanos sostienen que el dinero servirá para mantener el historial del candidato bajo escrutinio.

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow?Noel Frame knows exactly how difficult it is to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, because she has been trying to do just that – first as an activist, then as a state legislator – for the past 15 years. And until recently almost all of her efforts ended in failure.She lives in Washington, a solid blue state that should, in theory, be hospitable to the idea of more progressive taxation and has plenty of multi-millionaires to target, since it is the home of Microsoft, Amazon and an array of other tech-driven corporations. While the wealth of these tech giants has grown exponentially in recent decades, the state – which levies no income taxes – has struggled to bring in enough revenue to pay for basic services like public schooling and long-term healthcare. Continue reading...