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• Um Super PAC recém-formado e alinhado aos republicanos acumulou um fundo de guerra de US$ 140 milhões destinado a derrotar um democrata em exercício de Ohio que busca a reeleição ao Senado em 2026, de acordo com registros de financiamento de campanha. • O democrata, que anteriormente exerceu vários mandatos no Senado e é visto como um alvo central na estratégia do GOP para expandir sua maioria, enfrenta uma primária concorrida e está sob pressão em diversas frentes políticas. • Os democratas alertam que os gastos podem sobrecarregar campanhas baseadas em pequenos doadores e remodelar o cenário midiático do estado, enquanto os republicanos argumentam que o dinheiro manterá o histórico do candidato sob escrutínio.

• 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...