Senate negotiators unanimously pass first batch of government funding bills for fiscal 2025
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the first wave of fiscal 2025 government budget proposals, authorizing hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending for much of next year. The bill lays out annual budget proposals for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the […]
Hochul signs bills to extinguish deadly e-bike battery fires that killed 18 in NYC
New York is rekindling its fight against lithium-ion battery fires in electric bikes. Gov. Kathy Hockle signed a package of bills Thursday banning dangerous, low-quality batteries that she said have been linked to about 270 fires in New York City last year alone, killing 18 people. “These batteries don’t burn like firewood, they explode like […]
Controversial election bills now law in Michigan
(The Center Square) Michigan’s procedures for handling election recounts and allegations of fraud were changed when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two controversial bills into law Monday. Senate Bills 603 and 604 amend the requirements for conducting vote recounts and prosecuting election-related crimes. “By signing commonsense recount reforms into law today, we will strengthen our democracy […]