New York lawmakers put Hochul in a jam with no congestion pricing alternative
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is facing the repercussions of her reversal on congestion pricing as Albany lawmakers scrap plans to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced the decision on Friday, saying legislators would end their session without a deal. Her comments are a response to Hochul’s abrupt withdrawal from […]
California lawmakers demand AI firms install ‘kill switch’
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are pushing back against demands from California lawmakers to install “kill switches” designed to mitigate potential dangers from the new technology, with some threatening to pull out of Silicon Valley altogether. Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would subject tech companies to regulations embodied in a new […]
‘Back in time’: House lawmakers parachuting from WWII-era plane in Normandy to mark D-Day
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Most voters want state lawmakers to keep politics out of business decisions: poll
A new poll finds that a majority of voters want state lawmakers to keep politics out of business decisions and focus on factors like cost and reliability. The new poll, commissioned by the National Taxpayers Union and provided exclusively to The Hill, finds that a majority of voters want state lawmakers to decide whether to […]
School boards group backs out of teacher exchange program amid ex-North Dakota lawmaker’s charges
A North Dakota school board organization has returned more than $140,000 to the state and ended its role in a teacher exchange program, months after an indictment was unsealed against a former state lawmaker accused of traveling to Europe on state funds and then to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a […]
Immigration surge could add to Social Security coffers, budget chief tells lawmakers
“We project that the immigration surge from 2021 to 2026 will generate roughly $1 trillion in additional revenue over 10 years,” Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Philip Swagel told lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday. Members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Social Security convened to examine the current financial status and projections […]
Chinese illegal immigrant surge at US southern border ‘proves our worst fears’: lawmakers
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Louisiana lawmakers approve law that would castrate convicted child molesters
Convicted child sexual abusers in Louisiana could be ordered to undergo surgical castration in addition to any prison time they serve, under a tough new law approved by the Louisiana Legislature on Monday. The bill would give judges the option to sentence those convicted of aggravated sexual offenses, such as rape, incest or sexual abuse […]
Republican lawmaker’s son makes silly faces during dad’s speech on House floor
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Boston lawmakers considering defunding police for third year in a row draws outrage: ‘Absurdly irresponsible’
The Boston legislators Police station The police department’s budget, which has been overfunded for three consecutive years, is coming under fire from the head of the city’s largest police union, according to a new report. “At a time of rising civil unrest and police departments across the country struggling to recruit and retain officers, any […]