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03/12/2025

Texas Gov. Abbott urges the Treasury to investigate CAIR's alleged ties and suspend its tax-exempt status. Dive into the details: thehayride.com/2025/12/abbott-asks-treasury-department-to-suspend-islam-groups-tax-exempt-status/

(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took more action Tuesday against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Abbott on Tuesday requested the Treasury Department investigate CAIR for its alleged terrorist ties and suspend its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit status. Abbott and Texa...

03/12/2025

Louisiana nears a red state status by voter registration! Discover the shift and its impact on the political landscape. Read more: https://thehayride.com/2025/12/louisiana-is-getting-very-very-close-to-becoming-a-red-state-by-voter-registration/

It’s already one of the reddest states in America in terms of actual voting; the last Democrat to carry Louisiana in a presidential election was Bill Clinton in 1996, and there isn’t a single Democrat among the statewide elected officials. Truth be told, the only Democrat above the level of the ...

03/12/2025

Republican Matt Van Epps wins Tennessee special House election, defeating Democrat Aftyn Behn. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/republican-triumphs-in-tennessee-special-house-election/

(By George Caldwell/The Daily Signal) – Republican Matt Van Epps triumphed in Tuesday’s House special election in Tennessee, stifling talk of a possible Democrat upset in a reliably red district. As of Tuesday evening, the Associated Press projexted Van Epps as the winner, defeating his Democrat...

03/12/2025

Grateful for a calm season! 🌊 The Atlantic hurricane season ends with no US landfalls for the 8th time this century. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/atlantic-hurricane-season-is-8th-this-century-with-no-landfalls/

(By Alan Wooten/The Center Square) – Nothing like Helene, and nothing like three hurricanes making landfall in 66 days. Sunday’s end to the hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin was welcomed from the Gulf states to the Atlantic seaboard, with gratitude not a single one made landfall in the Uni...

Accountability spotlight! 🌟 "NO DATA, NO MONEY" - Ag Sec Brooke Rollins on SNAP transparency. Which states will step up?...
03/12/2025

Accountability spotlight! 🌟 "NO DATA, NO MONEY" - Ag Sec Brooke Rollins on SNAP transparency. Which states will step up? Dive into the full quote: https://thehayride.com/2025/12/quote-of-the-day-december-3-2025/

“NO DATA, NO MONEY — it’s that simple. If a state won’t share data on criminal use of SNAP benefits, it won’t get a dollar of federal SNAP administrative funding. Let’s see which states stand for accountability and which are just protecting their bribery schemes.” Advertisement – Agr...

03/12/2025

Election pressures deepen Shreveport's challenges. Moody's downgrade and budget talks add to the strain. Dive into the details: thehayride.com/2025/12/sadow-election-pressures-digging-deeper-shreveport-hole/

Despite Shreveport having a turkey delivered to it, election year politics threatens to compound its negative effects even more. On the heels of budget negotiations that bandy about pay raises for city employees beyond the statutorily-required ones for police, Moody’s Ratings dropped all forms of ...

Dive into the cultural-spiritual side of LSU and Kiffin! 🏈☕️ Discover a fresh angle on the game and life. Read more: the...
02/12/2025

Dive into the cultural-spiritual side of LSU and Kiffin! 🏈☕️ Discover a fresh angle on the game and life. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/sippin-on-lsu-kiffin-and-where-to-spot-the-ball/

While I cheer on victory for LSU on Saturday nights, I’m also reminding myself not to fumble in the game of virtue. Everybody’s writing on Lane Kiffin going to LSU, but I want to take a different angle–a cultural-spiritual one. Take it as me talking to a thoughtful friend sippin’ on coffee o...

02/12/2025

As chaos at the border grows, it's time for justice with teeth. Let's protect American lives and compensate victims. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/skrmetta-lets-pass-justice-with-teeth-and-start-compensating-victims/

As a conservative committed to American sovereignty, law and order, and the protection of our citizens, I watch with growing alarm as our southern border remains a sieve for chaos. Illegal immigration isn’t just a policy failure; it is a direct threat to American lives. We’ve seen heartbreaking ...

🚨 Is alarmism threatening Louisiana's data center growth? Dive into the debate and see how policy-makers are responding....
02/12/2025

🚨 Is alarmism threatening Louisiana's data center growth? Dive into the debate and see how policy-makers are responding. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/sadow-alarmism-wave-may-hit-louisiana-data-center-growth/

Climate alarmists have kept busy trying to s***f out the two most important new avenues of economic development in Louisiana, challenging policy-makers to counter such agendas contrary to the benefit of the people. Earlier this fall, a rogue state judge invented law out of thin air to halt construct...

The Advocate got it wrong. Dive into the real story behind Louisiana’s infant mortality crisis. Read more: thehayride.co...
02/12/2025

The Advocate got it wrong. Dive into the real story behind Louisiana’s infant mortality crisis. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/lunsford-louisianas-infant-mortality-crisis-the-advocate-got-wrong/

(Citizens for a New Louisiana) — We’ve all read The Advocate’s “sweeping exposé” declaring that Louisiana’s infant mortality crisis is “shocking,” “inhumane,” and “unacceptable.” According to the paper, our state has “one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the dev...

States are still upping budgets post-COVID, even as federal aid dwindles. What's next for fiscal policy? Dive in: thehay...
01/12/2025

States are still upping budgets post-COVID, even as federal aid dwindles. What's next for fiscal policy? Dive in: thehayride.com/2025/12/fiscal-fallout-states-continue-to-increase-budgets-despite-end-of-covid-emergency/

(By Arthur Kane/The Center Square) – States around the country, hooked on billions of federal dollars that flooded in during COVID, don’t want the party to end. But the pandemic subsided three years ago and the federal government, which is $38 trillion in debt, is pulling back on sending money t...

01/12/2025

As 2025 wraps up, it's time to reflect and unite for our nation's future. Dive into these 4 crucial questions every conservative should consider. Read more: thehayride.com/2025/12/roberts-4-questions-every-conservative-should-be-asking-right-now/

(By Kevin Roberts/The Daily Signal) – As we enter the final month of 2025, there’s no better time to start thinking about the year ahead and how we as conservatives can find unity in our purpose to save this great nation we call home. It’s our duty as Americans to make sure future generations ...

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