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Justices hear arguments on Presidential immunity
The Founders did not include the concept overtly in the Constitution but the ex-President used it to claim he can’t be prosecuted for attempting to steal the 2020 election. Imagine: Conservatives think it might be OK for a President to order the execution of a rival but it is sliding into tyranny to forgive student loans, mandate vaccines or address climate change. https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-weighs-trumps-bid-immunity-prosecution-2024-04-25/
Tides turn in Austin
The pandemic boom in Austin seems to have moved in the opposite direction with unemployment and commercial vacancies rising and residential real estate prices falling. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/plunging-home-prices-fleeing-companies-austin-s-glow-is-fading/ar-AA1nFgrS
Florida migrant crackdown has negative impact
Laws passed in Florida to better regulate migrant labor are crushing strawberry farmers and others who can’t handle the hassle of onerous regulation and complicated paperwork. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1242236604/florida-economy-immigration-businesses-workers-undocumented
