Charlotte Riots Hurt Police-Community Relations, Put Police in More Danger

[The Daily Signal] Sept. 23, 2016 It's the second day of fall in Washington, where lawmakers disagree over funding the government. One conservative's counterproposal stands on principles, Philip Wegmann reports. We've got related commentary from Rachel Bovard. Fellow black Americans challenge the NAACP's war on charter schools. Kelsey Harkness reports. The left drives another corporation from a free market group. Ken McIntyre and Kevin Mooney have details. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky and Jennifer Matthes on "racism" at the polls, Walter Williams on the new segregation at college, and Scott Erickson on the Charlotte riots. Commentary [Charlotte Riots Hurt Police-Community Relations, Put Police in More Danger] Much like the recent police-involved shooting and subsequent unrest in Milwaukee, protesters and rioters took to the streets before virtually any of the facts or circumstances surrounding the incident were revealed. [Read More] Commentary [In New Spending Bill, McConnell Sides With Liberals, Ignores Conservative Priorities] This short-term government spending bill contains nothing for conservatives to be happy about. It hands Democrats victories, including a raise for Planned Parenthood. [Read More] Commentary [This Judge's Decision Was Wrong: It's Not Racist to Not Have Straight-Ticket Voting] Without straight-party voting, wait times at polling places would supposedly increase and potentially discourage black voters from voting. [Read More] News [Attacks From Left Drive Enterprise Out of Legislative Reform Group] "There is a sustained and large-scale campaign by the progressive outrage machine to silence the speech of companies, organizations, and individuals with whom they do not agree," says Bill Meierling of the American Legislative Exchange Council. [Read More] News [Black Education Leaders Fight NAACP on Charter Schools] A resolution drafted by the NAACP calls for a "moratorium on the proliferation of privately managed charter schools," arguing that charter schools have "weak oversight" and put schools in low-income communities "at great risk." [Read More] News [One Lawmaker's Plan to Rein in Spending and Assert Conservative Principles] Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, says his spending plan provides a conservative benchmark that contrasts with the short-term spending solution pushed by GOP leadership. [Read More] Commentary [Segregated Housing Is Not What Black College Students Need] Black people must ask: Are we going to sacrifice our youngsters so that white liberals can feel good about themselves? [Read More] [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Find us on Facebook] Find us on Facebook [Follow us on Twitter] Follow us on Twitter The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843] [Donate to The Daily Signal] Add [morningbell@heritage.org] to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.] -