Senate Democrats Propose Requiring Women to Sign Up for the Draft
Senate Democrats have added a provision to the annual defense bill requiring women to register for the draft, but it has drawn Republican opposition. This annual bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizes the Department of Defense’s fiscal year budget, but also authorizes Department of Defense policies and programs. The House and Senate […]
North Carolina House Republicans propose pay bump for teachers in spending fight with Senate
North Carolina House Republicans proposed a state budget amid a spending dispute with their Senate colleagues, advocating larger salary increases for teachers and state employees and increased financial aid to childcare providers. Because negotiations with Senate GOP counterparts have failed to reach a consensus, they are now advancing a bill to adjust the second year […]
Biden to propose new partnership rules as tax battle heats up
As the fight over how to tax the economy intensifies ahead of the election, President Biden is proposing new rules to go after wealthy tax evaders. The new rules target businesses designated as partnerships, which have proliferated as tax havens over the past decade and are subject to an entirely new division created by the […]
Republican lawmakers propose legislation to dismantle Biden admin’s DEI programs
Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio and several other Republicans in Washington, D.C., are proposing legislation that would dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across federal agencies. Governor Vance announced his DEI Dismantling Bill on Wednesday, which aims to eliminate all federal DEI programs and funding for federal agencies, contractors, organizations, and educational accrediting […]
Sens. Warren, Markey propose bill that would lead to prison time for ‘corporate greed’ in health care
Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, both Democrats, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would impose prison time for violators of “corporate greed” in health care. The Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act would give state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice more tools to pursue health care actors suspected of corporate exploitation […]
Oregon, Wyoming Senators propose bill to expand grazing on federal land
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, introduced a bipartisan bill this week in hopes of supporting ranchers who graze their livestock on federal lands. Wyden filed the Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program Act with U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming. “After embracing the Bureau of Land Management pilot program, ranchers in eastern Oregon worked closely […]
Cruz and Britt propose ‘IVF Protection Act’
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Alabama) are pushing legislation that would not prohibit states from using in vitro fertilization as a condition of receiving Medicaid funding. text of measurement defines IVF as “the act of removing eggs from the ovaries, manually fertilizing them with sperm, and then placing them in the uterus.” […]
Joe Biden propose two debates with Donald Trump in June and September
President Biden’s campaign on Wednesday pushed back against the Commission on Presidential Debates by proposing two debates with former President Trump, potentially setting the stage for a showdown as early as next month. The Biden campaign plans to hold the first debate in late June, after Biden returns from the Group of Seven (G7) summit […]
Biden officials propose denying some migrants earlier in asylum process | US-Mexico border
The Biden administration proposed new rules Thursday that would streamline asylum processing at the southern border by immediately rejecting certain immigrants deemed to “threat national security or public safety.” The proposed rule would allow immigration authorities to reject and deport immigrants who are already ineligible for asylum early in the process, administration officials say, strengthening […]
NE lawmakers propose tax-funded school choice bill
The Nebraska Legislature is on track to pass a bill that would avoid a future voting plan that would allow voters to repeal a new state law that allows private school tuition to be paid for with taxpayer funds. Omaha state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan’s bill, the author of last year’s Opportunity Scholarship Act, advanced […]