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Aballot measure that will roll back some of California’s most controversial soft-on-crime policies has overwhelmingly passed in the deep blue state. Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by increasing penalties for some crimes. When Proposition 47 passed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts from …
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a three-month stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown in 341-82 vote. The bill included $231 million for the Secret Service “to carry out protective operations including the 2024 Presidential Campaign and National Special Security Events.” The measure did not include the SAVE Act which requires proof of …
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not ruled out scrapping the free bus pass and council tax discounts for state pensioners. The future of travel concessions for pensioners has been left in doubt ahead of the upcoming Autumn Budget next month. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not ruled out scrapping the free bus pass and council …
COLUMBIA — South Carolina school districts must ban students from using their cellphones during the entire school day, but exactly how they go about it is up to district officials, according to a policy the state Board of Education passed Tuesday. At the very least, districts must require students to keep their phones and connected …
(The Center Square) – The California Senate passed a contentious bill to allow for undocumented immigrants to use the state’s zero-down, zero-interest home “loans” program despite national backlash following coverage of the bill’s looming passage. With 23 votes for and 11 votes against — including all nine Republicans and Democratic State Sens. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, …
Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of the influential government oversight group Open the Books, passed away suddenly over the weekend. His cause of death has not yet been divulged.Andrzejewski was a former candidate for Governor of Illinois and campaigned ferociously for the vision of putting “Every Dime [of government spending] Online and “In Real Time” …
Video shows a UPS delivery truck flying down Sam Rayburn Highway in Anna, Texas and slamming into a tree after the driver passed out from extreme heat Friday, FOX 4 reported. The UPS driver, originally from Longview, was hospitalized after he allegedly passed out behind the wheel from the high heat, according to FOX 4. …
The U.S. economy is headed in the wrong direction even faster. With debt growth outstripping economic growth this rapidly, should we put the dollar on deathwatch? From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 5 minutes We are living through an incredible period of economic history in the United States. It should be discussed in …
Jul. 10—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, to protect U.S. elections: “The integrity of our election system is at risk due to lax voter registration laws and President Biden’s wide-open border that has allowed nearly 10 …
(Tom’s Hardware) The United States House of Representatives passed a ban on the future sale of DJI drones in the U.S. on Friday, making the DJI ban more likely than not. The “Countering CCP Drones Act” is part of the United States’ 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA), a major piece of yearly legislation …
Environmental and social justice advocates in Canada have welcomed a new bill that pledges to develop a national strategy to prevent and address the effects of environmental racism. In a statement on Friday, the Canadian Coalition for Environmental and Climate Justice (CCECJ) said passage of Bill C-226 this week would help communities better understand the …
The House of Representatives has taken steps to automatically register men aged 18 to 26 for the Selective Service System. This provision was included in the annual defense authorization bill and aims to ensure fair and equitable draft registration. 🚨Breaking News: The House of Representatives has passed a measure today that will automatically register men …
Nvidia passed Apple in market cap on Wednesday as investors continue betting on the chipmaker behind the artificial intelligence boom. Nvidia is now the second-most valuable public company, behind Microsoft. Nvidia also hit a $3 trillion market cap milestone on Wednesday after shares rose over 5%. Nvidia passed Apple in market cap on Wednesday as …
America has just lost a true original. The great Bill Walton passes away at 71. This is a brilliant response from Bill.pic.twitter.com/3nNkOSKajj — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 27, 2024
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US House passes bill to ban the Federal Reserve from creating a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) May 23, 2024 Look at the vote. The Republicans want you to have financial freedom while the Democrats want financial slavery. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 House passes bill to ban Federal Reserve from …
Hopefully more states will follow. https://legiscan.com/LA/text/HB71/id/2978627 h/t Rev El Haitian, Z Altar Boy
Following the U.S. House’s lead, the State of Rio de Janeiro has adopted a broad definition of “anti-Semitism,” mirroring it to criminalize various critiques of Israel or Jewish individuals. Critics decry this move as a form of censorship championed by the left. The State of Rio de Janeiro — copying the U.S. House — is …
Constitutional Amendment passes prohibiting non-citizens from voting in elections at any level in SC. Many said this was a non-issue. Then we discovered state agencies sending voter registration forms to non-citizens. These “non-issues” keep turning out to be major issues… 🚨Constitutional Amendment passes prohibiting non-citizens from voting in elections at any level in SC. Many …
Louisiana has been making great legislation lately! The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed Bill 71, which requires all schools that receive state funding to display the Ten Commandments. Bill 71, introduced by Rep. Dodie Horton (R), passed 82-19 and will now be voted on by Louisiana’s Senate. The bill states,” Each public school governing …
BATON ROUGE, La. (March 29, 2024) – On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would end state and local cooperation with rules and mandates that may be imposed by international organizations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). Sen. Thomas Pressly and two cosponsors introduced Senate Bill 133 (SB133) …
Israel’s parliament has passed a law which could allow a potential shutdown of foreign broadcasters in the country – including Al Jazeera. The Knesset voted overwelmingly in favour of the law, which Israel has been pushing since the beginning of its war on Gaza. The law allows Israel to shut down any broadcaster if it …
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) The Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill on March 26, 2024, that would bar the three leading globalist organizations — the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the World Economic Forum — from exerting power in and over the state. Senate Bill 133 stated that it would ensure that …
The Digital ID bill’s passage in Australia is not a cause for applause, but rather a red flag waving in the face of individual freedom and privacy. While proponents paint it as a shield against scams and a boon for security, the truth is far darker. This legislation is a Trojan horse, ushering in a …
“The Tennessee State Senate passed a bill today that would ban the spraying of chemicals for geoengineering in our skies. Here’s some of the key language: The bill would ban the “intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any mean, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere …
State lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill to combat squatting. This comes after a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation exposing how a loophole in the law allowed people to live rent-free in a home for weeks while the property’s owner, Patti Peeples, wasn’t allowed on the premises.
In the grand theater of Congress, Representative Thomas Massie has stepped into the spotlight, holding the script of fiscal responsibility while accusing his Republican colleagues of staging a budgetary masquerade. Basing his criticisms on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) numbers, Massie doesn’t mince words. According to him, the FY-2024 spending extravaganza led by Johnson-Schumer is …
Though mentioned as one of the favorites to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican leader, Wyoming’s senior Sen. John Barrasso announced early Tuesday he’s seeking the Republican whip position instead. Wyoming’s senior Republican is running for the second-highest Senate position in his party. Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday morning he’s running to become Republican …
The bill would also delay Florida from enacting its own heat protections that go beyond federal rules until 2028. https://t.co/4eonr85mPQ — The Recount (@therecount) March 5, 2024 As Miami-Dade County considers new standards for outdoor workers on the back of a record-breaking summer, Florida lawmakers look set to pass legislation which would make local heat …
The far left leaning Senate is about to try and kill the first amendment. Senate Bill 5427, after it is signed into law, would allow private individuals (note: this is not limited to American citizens) to report “bias incidents*” (see definition below) to the State Attorney General’s Office, with the possibility of receiving up to …
The Georgia state House passed a bill that allows for anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally to be arrested. The state House voted 97-74 to approve House Bill 1105, which would allow police to arrest anyone with probable cause who is suspected of being in the U.S. unlawfully and detain them for deportation. …