Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes bill to let teens work without parental consent
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin to work without parental consent or state permission. Evers vetoed the bill, which passed Congress with all Republicans supporting it and Democrats opposing it. The proposal comes amid widespread efforts in state legislatures to repeal child […]
Rep. Turner confident FISA bill will pass: ‘This is not a warrantless surveillance of Americans’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday he is confident that the updated Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will pass the House. The Intelligence Reform and American Security Act, announced last week, extends Section 702 of FISA, which allows the government to spy on noncitizens living overseas. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) urged […]
House, Senate commerce chairs release bipartisan privacy bill
The House and Senate Commerce Committee chairmen on Sunday night announced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting Americans’ personal data online. It was announced by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington). American Privacy Rights Act Sunday, it would establish “clear national data privacy rights and protections for Americans.” It would pre-empt state […]
ACLU threatens to sue Georgia over election bill conservatives praise as ‘commonsense’ reform
Georgia’s state legislature has passed new voting reforms that, if signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, could have a major impact on 2024 elections in key battleground states. Georgia’s House of Representatives passed Republican-backed Senate Bill 189 last week, and it now awaits Kemp’s signature or veto. The bill would give parties that qualify for presidential […]
Speaker Johnson urges competing factions to back House’s FISA bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is pitching his colleagues on the House’s latest proposal to expand warrantless state surveillance powers, warning of a looming deadline and the risk of Senate intervention. The Reform Intelligence and Surveillance Act announced Friday extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy […]
House Democrats introduce bill to rename federal prison after Trump
Congressional Democrats are renaming a federal prison in South Florida after former President Trump, countering Republican efforts to rename Washington, D.C.’s main international airport after the former commander-in-chief. Rep. Jerry Connolly of Virginia, Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida, and Rep. John Garamendi of California announced Friday that Donald Trump will leave the Miami Federal Correctional […]
Barstool Sports’ Bill Cotter runs for Congress in New York
Barstool sports commentator and Queens native Bill Cotter is running as a Republican for Congress in New York’s 3rd District. cotter, aka billy footballwill try to unseat Tom Suozzi. NY-03, the state’s wealthiest district. That seat, of course, became vacant when Republican George Santos was expelled from the House. Santos plans to race NY-01 again. […]
Democrats introduce bill to name Miami prison after Trump
Three House Democrats have introduced a bill to rename a Miami prison after former President Trump. Introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), and John Garamendi (D-California). law On Friday, the Miami Federal Correctional Facility in Florida will be renamed the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Facility. “Donald J. Trump is the first […]
Bill Barr group sues California for ‘choke hold’ zero-emissions regulations on heavy-duty vehicles
California is being sued by a free market business group, the legal department of which is led by former Attorney General William Barr, for the state’s zero-emissions vehicle mandate. The tight new restrictions seek to phase out all diesel-powered, heavy-duty vehicles by 2036. Launched in 2022, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed the […]
Illinois bill would allow three-time felons to be paroled
(The Center Square) – A Democratic lawmaker on Thursday sought to advance a bill that would put an end to the practice where three-time convicted felons are denied parole. Other bills advanced that work to protect victims. State. Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, acknowledged at a hearing of the Illinois House Judiciary – Criminal Committee that […]