Biden backs moving All-Star game over Georgia voting law

Infrastructure plan will bring a showdown over taxes.

By Liza Hearon TOP STORIES   Thursday, April 1 BLOWBACK FROM GEORGIA'S VOTER CRACKDOWN President Joe Biden said he would strongly support Major League Baseball moving July's All-Star game out of Atlanta because of Georgia's new voting restrictions that disproportionately target Black residents. Major companies, including Georgia-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, are also publicly condemning the law, passed by Republicans after increased turnout in the state led to Democratic victories in the 2020 election. [HuffPost]   INFRASTRUCTURE TAX SHOWDOWN LOOMS Biden's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan would increase taxes on corporations to pay for roads, bridges and investments focused on mitigating climate change. But the corporate tax proposals represent just a fraction of the various tax hikes Democrats have talked about, writes HuffPost's Arthur Delaney and Igor Bobic. And the conversation about taxes might even get ugly. [HuffPost]   NEW BODY CAMERA VIDEO IN CHAUVIN TRIAL Prosecutors in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin presented body camera footage that showed Chauvin's actions after George Floyd was loaded into an ambulance. "That's one person's opinion," Chauvin said to a bystander who expressed concern over Floyd's arrest. [HuffPost] Sarah Palin reveals she tested positive for COVID-19. Forget anti-vaxxers. "Hesitant vaxxers" is the group to focus on. Is it safe to dine in a restaurant after getting vaccinated? Ryan Reynolds trolls conspiracy theorists as he gets vaccine. This is what it's like working as a vaccine volunteer. Patients are suffering organ damage after leaving the hospital. Idris Elba reflects on "incredibly lucky" COVID-19 recovery. Get the latest coronavirus updates on our dedicated page TRUMP FAN CHARGED WITH USING STUN GUN ON COP Federal authorities arrested Capitol rioter Daniel Joseph Rodriguez, 38, and indicted him on eight counts. Rodriguez "assaulted an officer with an electroshock weapon" during the Jan. 6 insurrection "and has recently expressed a willingness to kill police officers," prosecutors wrote in a court filing. [HuffPost]   MASS SHOOTING AT CALIFORNIA OFFICE BUILDING A child was among four people killed in a shooting at a Southern California office building that left a fifth victim and the gunman critically wounded, police said. It was the nation's third mass shooting in just over two weeks. [HuffPost]   J&J VACCINE BATCH FAILS QUALITY STANDARDS Johnson & Johnson said a batch of its coronavirus vaccine failed quality standards and can't be used. The drugmaker didn't say how many doses were lost and it wasn't clear how the problem would impact future deliveries. [AP]   WHAT'S BREWING   WARNING FOR MATT GAETZ Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance warned that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) might want to keep quiet about the investigation he's reportedly facing into allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl. He is "perilously close to incriminating himself," Vance said, a day after Gaetz delivered a convoluted defense on Fox News. [HuffPost]   BIDEN'S CLIMATE SPENDING JUST ISN'T ENOUGH Biden's American Jobs Plan represents more than five times the climate spending the Obama administration secured in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. But it's still about five times too small to bring the U.S. economy's planet-heating emissions down to zero, HuffPost's Alexander C. Kaufman writes. Advocates are likely to be disappointed with the number. [HuffPost]   MARIJUANA IS LEGAL IN N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill into law allowing for the legal sale and use of recreational marijuana by adults throughout New York. The law is expected to bring the state $350 million annually and create thousands of jobs. It also expunges past marijuana convictions. [HuffPost]   BLACK EXECS PRESSURE COMPANIES ON VOTER RIGHTS Dozens of prominent Black business executives released a joint statement condemning the wave of voter suppression measures in states and called on major corporations to publicly oppose them. "As Black business leaders, we cannot sit silently in the face of this gathering threat to our nation's democratic values," they wrote. [HuffPost]   BIDEN HONORS TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY Biden honored International Transgender Day of Visibility on Wednesday by issuing a presidential proclamation, the first of its kind to commemorate the occasion. Biden said that he and Vice President Kamala Harris "affirm that transgender Americans make our nation more prosperous, vibrant and strong." [HuffPost]   WHAT'S NEXT FOR UBER WORKERS? Gig economy workers finally got unemployment benefits with the coronavirus aid act in March 2020. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program has paid out more than $100 billion in claims to millions of workers who would never have received unemployment without it. But a reckoning is likely to come when the program expires in September. [HuffPost] THE BEST OF THE REST  What it's like in Gibraltar, which has vaccinated most of its adults.  Important investigation: How did Frasier afford his apartment? She vanished decades ago. Her children just learned she had been killed. Who signs up to be infected with coronavirus on purpose? Why it's incredibly difficult for the U.N. to make real change. Portraits show how adoption influences Asian American identity. BEFORE YOU GO Seven easy Easter ham recipes for the slow cooker or instant pot. How to actually land a job in another state. New study reveals potential way to cut your cancer risk. The best Instagram recipes from March — something tells us you're craving sweets. Chet Hanks' ex-girlfriend is granted protective order. 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