Apr. 24—High profile officials from the Dayton area traveled to the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday to back a bill that would penalize hooning and stunt driving. Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims, Jr., Dayton Police Chief Kamran Azfal, and former Trotwood mayor Mary McDonald each urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to address hooning, which has been a […]
The US Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban. It is a contentious move by US lawmakers that is expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for […]
Apr. 23—A bill passed last week by the state Senate could enable some 10,000 people employed by the casino-owning Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to participate in the state’s 2-year-old paid family and medical leave insurance program. The employee-funded program provides up to 12 weeks of partial wages to employees on unpaid leave due to […]
WASHINGTON – Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson from Mississippi, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced legislation that would remove Secret Service protection from anyone convicted of a felony and sentence to prison. According to a news release, the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday that state lawmakers will introduce a bill this week to assist women traveling from Arizona seeking abortion care in response to the rollout of one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country. An Arizona Supreme Court decision earlier this month implemented an 1864 abortion law preventing access […]
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if the social media platform’s China-based owner does not sell its stake within a year. The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid package fast-tracked the ban after an earlier version had stalled […]
Apr. 19—New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján introduced legislation Thursday to create wildfire research centers across the U.S. The Wildland Fire Research Act is meant to support more research on the models for managing wildfires and research to help guide decisions before a controlled burn, and to create pipelines for more wildland firefighters. Democrat Luján […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill could be law as soon as next week if […]
Some Galesburg area students recently had a chance to speak in front of committees in Springfield. ROWVA junior Lucy Kuelper testified before the House Transportation Vehicles and Safety Committee in support of House Bill 4711, which is designed to educate drivers about the “Move Over” law. ROWVA junior Lucy Kuelper, left, speaks before the House […]
Apr. 16—Rep. Jared Golden, of Maine, D-2nd District, introduced legislation on Tuesday to halt the consolidation of mail processing facilities nationwide, taking the step just days after the U.S. Postal Service said it plans to shift some operations from Hampden 130 miles south to Scarborough. “Reducing local mail processing capacity and requiring mail to travel […]
Poland’s parliament is finally holding a long-awaited debate on liberalising the country’s strict abortion law. The traditionally Catholic nation has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe — but the reality is that many women terminate pregnancies at home with pills mailed from abroad. Politicians in the lower house of parliament will consider four […]