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The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little to prepare for this reckoning.

The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little to prepare for this reckoning.

In 12 elections since 1971, voters punished all the six governments which recorded lesser GDP growth compared to the previous election cycle. They also rewarded four out of six governments which performed better than the previous governments. This is a pretty good correlation but is the link between economy and poll outcomes weakening of late?

Michael B. Becher, 40, pleaded guilty in April 2022 for his role in participating in a conspiracy to commit credit card fraud from Feb. 1 to June 30, 2019.

Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images/Getty Images President Donald Trump has long been called an authoritarian and compared with authoritarian leaders. His loss to President-elect Joe Biden begs the question: what becomes of authoritarianism in a post-Trump world?  Even once Trump leaves office on January 20, authoritarianism on the worldwide stage will still be strong as ever and its toehold in the US will not be gone. Global leaders such as Indian Prime Minister Narendr...