Lawmakers celebrate South Carolina win in women’s NCAA championship
Lawmakers took to social media to commemorate South Carolina’s victory over Iowa State in the NCAA women’s basketball championship game on Sunday. The South Carolina Gamecocks ended their season undefeated with an 87-75 victory over Iowa basketball sensation Caitlin Clark on Sunday. The women’s championship game had attracted national attention due to South Carolina’s undefeated […]
Bipartisan lawmakers unveil data privacy legislation after years of negotiation
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members unveiled a first draft of legislation on Sunday to allow consumers to manage their data privacy. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined forces with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the chairwoman of the House Committee on Energy and […]
Oregon lawmakers aren’t the only ones reversing course on progressive drug policies
On Monday, Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) rolled back a 2020 measure that decriminalized drugs after the state’s opioid overdose rate tripled since it was enacted. The measure offered those found in possession of hard drugs treatment over jail time. Before 2020, there were 280 opioid-related deaths in the state, and in 2022, there were 956, according […]
Lawmakers, activists, actors press Biden on racial equity bills
More than 400 members of Congress, civil rights leaders, musicians and actors have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to support a list of Congressional bills on racial equity and compensatory justice. of letterThe organization, led by UCLA sociology and African American studies professor Marcus Anthony Hunter, who coined the phrase Black Lives […]
Maryland lawmakers finalizing $63B budget with some tax, fee increases
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers on Friday announced a $63 billion increase that includes increases in taxes and fees to cover transportation and education costs, although not as much as some lawmakers had hoped. The final vote on the dollar state budget bill is underway. The Democratic-led General Assembly largely kept Gov. Wes Moore’s […]
California lawmakers find solution to cut $17 billion from looming budget deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Democratic lawmakers in California reached an agreement Thursday to slash the state’s massive budget deficit by $17.3 billion through an array of cuts, delays, and deferrals. Though the state’s exact budget deficit is uncertain, the Legislative Analyst Office reported it was $73 billion earlier this year, while Newsom says it’s […]
Kansas lawmakers scrap tax cut plan after deal between Dem governor and GOP leaders
A bipartisan group of Kansas rank-and-file lawmakers on Thursday halted a tax cut plan with Republicans defying Republican leaders and Democrats ignoring personal appeals from the state’s Democratic governor. The state Legislature rejected a plan to cut taxes by about $1.4 billion over the next three years. It grew out of an agreement between Gov. […]
Mastermind Of Taxpayer Funding To Wuhan Lab Accused Of Lying To Congress By Lawmakers
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic will question EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak at a hearing scheduled for May 1, the committee announced Thursday. Daszak will testify before the subcommittee about his relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology and work on gain-of-function research. In addition to Thursday’s announcement, the committee said […]
Nebraska lawmakers overwhelmingly reject Trump-backed ‘winner-take-all’ electoral system
Efforts to change Nebraska to a “winner-take-all” electoral system despite support from former President Trump, Gov. Jim Pillen (R-Neb.), and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) , failed in a key procedural vote late Wednesday. Nebraska). Changing the distribution of Nebraska’s Electoral College votes, a Republican-dominated state, could bring it in line with most other states in […]
Vermont lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by weather events: ‘Climate Superfund’
The Vermont Senate voted 21-5 Friday to advance the bill. Climate Change Superfund ActThis would force fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund that covers damages related to weather events. If passed, Senate Bill 259 would create a “Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program” to fund “climate change adaptive or resilient infrastructure projects” in Vermont. […]