Matthew Renda
![Biden plays to working class in rollout of economic plan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/07/biden.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden plays to working class in rollout of economic plan
Biden promised to raise tax rates for the top income bracket and use that money to invest in research and development for clean energy technology while returning vital manufacturing to American shores.
![A strange campaign season where quiet commands the polls](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/06/Biden-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A strange campaign season where quiet commands the polls
A chorus of voices in Democratic circles is beginning to advocate for Biden to continue his low-key approach to campaigning as evidenced by former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s recent comments.
Supreme Court rejects Trump challenge of California’s sanctuary laws
The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s petition challenging Senate Bill 54, which prevents state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal imigration enforcement officials.
![Biden talks police reform with big-city mayors as unrest continues](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/06/biden.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden talks police reform with big-city mayors as unrest continues
Former Vice President Joe Biden held a virtual roundtable with big-city mayors Monday to discuss the protests roiling America and how the federal government can assist local decision-makers.
![National Parks set to reopen amid fears of traffic and trail congestion](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/Yellowstone2-e1493151729562.jpg?w=980&q=75)
National Parks set to reopen amid fears of traffic and trail congestion
For Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly, the diversity of approaches among the park's three surrounding states presents the opportunity to execute a sort of “soft opening.” The two Wyoming entrances open Monday, but Montana and Idaho will stay closed.
![Biden and Sanders reach delegate deal in bid for party unity](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/05/biden.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden and Sanders reach delegate deal in bid for party unity
In an effort to avoid the acrimony that characterized the end of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, Joe Biden reached a deal Thursday that will allow Bernie Sanders to keep hundreds of delegates he would have forfeited by dropping out of the race.
![Tongass National Forest: Wolf hunt may have killed 95% of wolves on Alaskan archipelago](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/04/Gray-wolf.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Tongass National Forest: Wolf hunt may have killed 95% of wolves on Alaskan archipelago
On Wednesday, a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations sent a letter to Tongass National Forest officials expressing concern that the latest legal trapping season in the Alexander Archipelago ended up eradicating 97% of the wolf population there.
![Newspapers groan as advertisers flee, despite record readership](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/08/Newspapers.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Newspapers groan as advertisers flee, despite record readership
Newspaper advertisers fear the nation stands on the precipice of another recession and they are keeping money allocated for advertising back as they batten down their financial hatches. Journalists will have to accept reductions in hours and ultimately in pay.
Fox News faces lawsuit over its coronavirus coverage
A transparency watchdog’s lawsuit against Fox News over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic – including repeatedly calling it a hoax during broadcasts – is as novel as the coronavirus but likely won’t get far, according to legal experts.
Yellowstone grazing: Feds sued for plan to allow killing of 72 grizzly bears
Environmentalists sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday in a bid to stop a plan that allows for 72 grizzly bears to be killed in a national forest near Yellowstone National Park.