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Blue state regulators could hike price at pump just days after election, GOP lawmakers warn

Californians, who already pay some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation, could face further tax increases if proposed changes to California's low-carbon fuel standards are adopted. of California Air Resources Board (CARB) The commission, made up of board members appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic-controlled Legislature, announced just days after the […]

Washington lawmakers press Boeing, union to resolve monthlong strike

Four Democratic lawmakers from Washington state this week called on Boeing Co. and the union representing striking machinists in the Seattle and Portland, Oregon, areas to resolve the labor dispute. Some 33,000 machinists walked off the job just after midnight on September 13, marking the first strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace […]

Afghan ISIS terror plot: Biden admin agencies point fingers as lawmakers demand answers

Government agencies are under fire over how an Afghan man now charged with planning an election day terrorist attack was allowed into the United States and when he allegedly became radicalized . Lawmakers are seeking more information. Last week, authorities announced the arrest of Nasir Ahmad Tauhedi on suspicion of planning a polling day terrorist […]

California lawmakers advance Newsom's plan to prevent gas price spikes

The California Senate on Friday advanced Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) controversial proposal to tighten rules on fuel storage at refineries. This is an attempt to avoid future supply shortages and pump price increases. “Californiaans are one step closer to getting the protection they need from big oil's soaring prices,” Newsom said. stated in a statement […]

Lawmakers press FTC chair on federal price gouging ban

A group of mostly Democrats this week told Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan that federal price gouging bans would be in place in the event of a major disaster like Hurricane Helen. It asked for more information on how it would help “hold bad actors accountable.” Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. […]

Bipartisan lawmakers urge Biden to seek release of Americans detained in China

In a letter Friday, two members of Congress called on President Biden to further advocate for the release of Americans unjustly detained in China. “American citizens are serving long prison sentences in China,” the Congressional Executive Committee on China said in a statement. “They have been severely abused and suffer from severe physical and mental […]