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Cantwell Joins Colleagues to Fight for Social Security Recipients

March 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Joins Colleagues to Fight for Social Security Recipients

As DOGE hacks away at Social Security, Seattle constituent was incorrectly marked dead; this week, he’s still fighting SSA to get his money back; Cantwell: These billionaires are “so out of touch with the American […]

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Oregon Treasurer Steiner Calls On Congress To Protect Oregon And Other States From Medicaid Budget Cuts

March 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Treasurer Steiner Calls On Congress To Protect Oregon And Other States From Medicaid Budget Cuts

Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner called on congressional leaders to protect Medicaid from budget cuts designed to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. In Oregon, approximately 1 in 3 state residents get their […]

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Oregon looks to expand per-mile charges for electric cars as gas tax sputters

March 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon looks to expand per-mile charges for electric cars as gas tax sputters

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 26, 2025 Oregon recently celebrated registering more than 100,000 electric vehicles, which Gov. Tina Kotek called a “milestone” for reaching the state’s climate goals. But that milestone can also […]

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Hospital price transparency bill in Washington Legislature gets reworked

March 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hospital price transparency bill in Washington Legislature gets reworked

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 26, 2025 A bill in the Washington Legislature to make hospital pricing more transparent for consumers is still in play, but its scope has narrowed during the legislative […]

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Washington bill to cap rent increases clears first Senate hurdle

March 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington bill to cap rent increases clears first Senate hurdle

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMarch 26, 2025 A new cap on rent hikes in Washington got one step closer to becoming law Wednesday.  On a party-line vote, the Senate Housing Committee passed House Bill […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Before it was called the Big Mac, McDonald's signature sandwich went by what name?

Before settling on "Big Mac" in 1968, McDonald's signature double-decker sandwich was initially tested under two different names: the Aristocrat and the Blue Ribbon Burger. Created by franchisee Jim Delligatti in 1967, the "Aristocrat" was considered too hard to pronounce, leading to the adoption of the name suggested by company advertising secretary Esther Glickstein Rose

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What is the only highway in the U.S. with metric road signs?

Interstate 19, Arizona -- It is a 102 km (63-mile) stretch of highway in from Tucson, to Nogales near the Mexican border.

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Who was the first US president to have a woman serving in his cabinet?

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first US president to have a woman serving in his cabinet. He appointed Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor in 1933. She served from 1933 to 1945, making her the longest-serving labor secretary in U.S. history and a key figure in creating the New Deal.

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Who said, "I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter."?

Sir Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, famously made this statement regarding his approach to death. It is widely cited as an example of his wit and confidence, often quoted in relation to his long life and career before his death in 1965.

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What do you call a group of toads?

A group of toads is most commonly called a knot, a term that refers to their tendency to gather together in large, tangled numbers. Other, less common terms for a group of toads include a lump, a nest, a knab, or a knob.

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