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FEMA Whistleblowers Call Out Agency Mismanagement, Jobs Report Shows Positive Growth in September, Supreme Court Sides With the EPA| Oct. 4 Oct 04, 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

Whistleblowers call out FEMA mismanagement and misallocated funding
Jobs report shows positive growth in September.
Supreme Court rules on EPA regulations.
Dockworker dispute over wages ends, but union negotiations continue.

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Series Pt. 3: Want to Pay in Cryptocurrency? In Louisiana, Now You Can. Oct 04, 2024

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In a move toward modern financial practices, Louisiana residents can now pay for state services using cryptocurrency.

“Louisiana has always, I think, lagged behind other states when it comes to doing things that are in modern commerce,” Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming says, adding that he hopes to change that.

Cryptocurrency is “going to have a huge role” in the future of finance, Fleming says.

Sometimes referred to as digital currency, cryptocurrency does not require a bank account. Louisiana is now accepting bitcoin, bitcoin lightning, and USD coin payments. The first cryptocurrency payment was made to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Sept. 17. The digital currency payments are converted into dollars following the transaction, Fleming explains.

The Louisiana treasurer joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” for the third installment of the show’s money and transparency series.

In addition to explaining why the state is now accepting cryptocurrency payments, Fleming discusses his efforts to eliminate the Louisiana state income tax.

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Hurricane Helene Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, FEMA Funding, Melania Trump Voices Support for Abortion | Oct. 3 Oct 03, 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

Nearly 200 lives have been taken by hurricane Helene.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warns that FEMA does not have enough money to make it through hurricane season.
Trump says he will end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants living in Springfield, Ohio.
Former first Lady Melania Trump released a video which seems to indicate her support for abortion.

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Series Pt. 2: Do You Know Where Your Tax Dollars Go? Now You Can. Oct 03, 2024

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Open the Books was founded in 2011 on a simple principle: Taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going and how it’s being spent.

Americans are paying “property taxes to fund local education, so wouldn't you like to know where that money is going?” asks Matthew Tyrmand, deputy director at large of the Florida-based nonprofit Open the Books.

Working at the federal, state, and local level, Open the Books files thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests every year with the aim of obtaining and publishing government spending records.

For every state in the U.S., Open the Books publishes a “checkbook” detailing how much the state spends annually and on what.

Tyrmand joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” as part of this week’s money and transparency series. He share the history of Open the Books and takes time to honor the organization’s founder, Adam Andrzejewski, who passed away unexpectedly in August.

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Vance Factchecks Factcheckers, Israeli Soldiers Killed in Lebanon, Biden Visits Carolinas | Oct. 2 Oct 02, 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance fact checked the moderators in last night’s debate.
Israel’s military announces that eight of its soldiers were killed fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
President Joe Biden travels to North and South Carolina as the death toll from Hurricane Helene reaches at least 166.
Vice President Kamala Harris is criticized for her response to Hurricane Helene.

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Series Pt. 1: ESG Aims to 'Push Politics Into Business,' CEO Says Oct 02, 2024

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A leftist agenda known as ESG, or environmental, social, and governance, aims to "push politics into business," according to OJ Oleka, the new CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation.

State financial officers are under pressure from the Left to invest in businesses’ commitment to the ESG agenda at the risk of sacrificing their “fiduciary duty to get the best returns possible” on investments, says Oleka. He took the reins at the State Financial Officers Foundation Tuesday.

As part of a three-part money and transparency series, Oleka joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to pull the curtain back on what ESG is and how it might be affecting your local and state economy without your knowledge.

Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks joins the show following the conversation with Oleka to explain how ESG policies and the Biden administration's climate agenda are hamstringing land usage in Utah.

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Vance and Walz to Debate, Iran Attacks Israel, Dock Workers Strike | Oct. 1 Oct 01, 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

Vice Presidential Nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz debate tonight.
The Israel Defense Forces announced today that Iran launched missiles toward Israel.
U.S. dock workers go on strike.
The death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to at least 140.

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‘A Decision You Can’t Take Back’: Mother Warns Against Colorado Law Prohibiting Abortion Pill Reversal That Saved Daughter’s Life Oct 01, 2024

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Alliance Defending Freedom challenges a law banning abortion pill reversal, which would have prevented Mackenna Greene from saving her baby. When Mackenna Greene took the abortion pill to end the life of her unborn daughter, she immediately knew she had made the wrong choice. Greene said she googled her options and found Chelsea Mynyk, a nurse-midwife at the life-affirming Catholic medical center Bella Health and Wellness in Englewood, Colorado. Mynyk prescribes abortion pill reversal medication to women who regret starting a chemical abortion. "I'm the luckiest girl alive to be looking at this girl's face," Greene said. "And thank goodness that the reversal was successful."

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Hezbollah Leader Dead, Over 120 Killed in Hurricane, Abortion Pill ‘Cartel’ Network | Sept. 30 Sep 30, 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Hurricane Helene leaves at least 121 people dead across the Southeast.
There is a new drug problem in the U.S. that resembles that created by the Mexican drug cartels. But this is a crisis of the abortion pill, according to reporting from the Washington Stand.
A new study finds that there is a difference between what Americans claim to believe publicly on political issues, and what they really feel.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance will take to the debate stage in New York City at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

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Why Faith-Based Groups Are Better at Solving Social Challenges Than Government Sep 30, 2024

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Americans have a responsibility to be civically engaged in their communities and when it comes to solving social challenges, faith-based communities have the best track record, according to Stacy Blakeley, the CEO of The Policy Circle.

During a study examining the foster care and refugee crises today, The Policy Circle, a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging civic engagement, discovered that “faith-based groups [be they Christian, Jewish, or other] had a remarkable ability to solve for the social challenges in our communities,” Blakeley tells "The Daily Signal Podcast."

This begs the question, according to Blakeley, why are faith communities “so much more effective, for instance, than a government program?” That question led The Policy Circle to launch the Faith and Civic Life Initiative to explore the role religious organizations can, and should, play in addressing some of America’s greatest challenges.

The new initiatives kicks off Monday with an event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Blakele joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share the unique mission and history of The Policy Circle and how Americans across the country can take part in the Faith and Civic Life Initiative.

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