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New Orleans Requiring Concealed Permits Despite Constitutional Carry

Constitutional carry will take effect in Louisiana on July 4, 2024, but New Orleans will continue to require a concealed carry permit until August 1. movie report On Monday, New Orleans Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick said New Orleans City Ordinance 54-341, “which has been on the city’s statute books since the 1950s, supersedes state law […]

FCC proposes rule requiring carriers to unlock all cellphones

(News Nation) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed new rules that would require carriers to: mobile phone Can be unlocked within 60 days of purchase. The move will allow cell phone users “to keep their existing cell phone and easily switch from one mobile wireless service provider to another, so long as the […]

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 […]

Firestorm erupts over requiring women to sign up for military draft

Senate Democrats have added language requiring women to register for the draft to the annual defense authorization bill, but that has sparked a backlash from Republicans and social conservatives, complicating the chances of the bill getting any time in the Senate before Election Day. Conservatives, led by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), are sure to try […]

Louisiana gov signs law requiring Ten Commandments be shown in school classrooms

Louisiana became the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law Wednesday. The bill, HB 71, would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in poster-sized, “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state […]

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls on Congress to pass legislation requiring tobacco-style warning on social media platforms

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media platforms to carry warning labels similar to those on tobacco products in an effort to combat rising mental health issues in the United States, especially among adolescents. Murthy, 46, condemned social networks for emerging as a “significant contributor” to the “mental […]

Republicans block bill requiring Supreme Court to adopt enforceable ethics code

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a bill that would have required the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and create a mechanism to enforce it, following several high-profile controversies. The bill, the Supreme Court Ethics, Challenge and […]

LA Gov. Signs Bill Requiring Transgenders to Use Restrooms Aligned with Biological Sex

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) on Wednesday signed a bill that will take effect on August 1st that will require transgender people to use restrooms and public facilities that match their biological sex. HB 608 is called the “Women’s Safety and Protection Act,” according to WBRZ reporthe added. HB 608, authored by Republican Rep. Roger […]