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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 12
'This Is Tax Evasion': Richest 1% of US Households Don't Report 21% of Their Income, Analysis Finds
H.R. 51: Making D.C. the 51st State
Democrats may exclude the GOP from forthcoming infrastructure and drug-pricing bills to pass them with no Republican votes, report says
Trump still being investigated over Capitol riot, top prosecutor says
DC has a real chance of becoming a state. Here's why all Americans should support that.
Trump could be found ‘culpable’ for Capitol riot, says prosecutor who led investigation into insurrection
Trump's first tweet about a 'Chinese virus' caused an increase of anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter, study finds
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed Greenland only recently froze and now admits he has 'no idea' about its history
D.C. statehood moves front and center with House hearing
Bernie Sanders tells Elon Musk to 'focus on Earth' and pay more tax rather than spend his wealth on space travel
Kentucky Republicans are trying to make cancel culture law. The Kentucky State Senate just passed a bill that would make it a crime to insult police officers
Biden's White House is firing staffers for marijuana use. That's a mistake.
Capitol riots prosecutor suggests some will be charged with sedition and 11 Molotov cocktail bombs were altered to ‘act like napalm’
House Democrats Reintroduce Medicare for All Bill as Millions Face Pandemic Without Insurance
Michigan is offering free college for essential workers. The rest of the country should follow suit
Democrats vow to go 'bold' — with or without GOP
Mnuchin blocking Trump tax returns from Congress was unprecedented, Treasury response reveals
Zoom Paid $0 in Federal Income Taxes on 4,000% Profit Increase During Pandemic: Report -"If you paid $14.99 a month for a Zoom Pro membership, you paid more to Zoom than it paid in federal income taxes even as it made $660 million in profits last year."
DOJ official says there is evidence to charge sedition in U.S. Capitol assault: '60 Minutes'
Sanders Announces Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Ending Our Rigged Tax Code
As Congress prepares to take up D.C. statehood, national support grows
Democrats likely to ignore GOP on Biden infrastructure plan
Prosecutor says evidence in Capitol riot charges 'trending' toward sedition
Letter: GOP only pleas for bipartisanship when in the minority
Evidence in Capitol attack investigation trending toward sedition charges, departing chief says

r/Politics is looking for more moderators!

Posted: 29 Dec 2020 07:47 PM PST

This is an incredibly active subreddit, and that has always been evidenced by a very large amount of user reports. Because it can be a challenge to address reports on comments and submissions in addition to everything else we have going on such as AMAs, Modmail, Megathreads, etc., we are looking for new moderators.

We have always had a link in our sidebar where users can apply to be a moderator, but the truth is we don't get many applications at all, so we have decided to reach out to users on a larger scale.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for users that have a significant amount of time to contribute to moderating. Since this is a highly active subreddit with a large volume of reports, if you can only be available a few hours a week when things need doing, this is not the position for you.

We are looking for users who want to be here and will put in the time to learn the ropes. Especially in the beginning, it's a large investment of time and patience to learn our rules and procedures. If you think you can't commit to that, this is not the position for you.

Everyone has opinions, but since we strive for impartiality, we will not tolerate biased decision-making. This is not your soapbox; all mods are expected to leave their opinions at the door. If you don't think you can do that, this is not the position for you. We will be reviewing your work and anyone who does not adhere to this will have all permissions revoked immediately and will be removed from their position.

We expect a history of civil behavior in our subreddit. It's imperative that we know if given the chance to engage with the subreddit and users in an official capacity, you will do so in accordance with our rules.

Finally, while not required, programming experience is helpful.

This, of course, doesn't represent the entirety of what we are looking for. But if you believe you fit the above criteria, please fill out an application! We will remove this sticky when we believe we have enough applicants to move forward with, and we thank you in advance for your applications.

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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 12

Posted: 22 Mar 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. Things like "I live in X, you know what happened", "Nothing happened" or "[Politician] continues to be an idiot" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. Because this thread is about local politics, I'd like to reiterate that news about President Biden or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.

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'This Is Tax Evasion': Richest 1% of US Households Don't Report 21% of Their Income, Analysis Finds

Posted: 22 Mar 2021 04:10 AM PDT