A major milestone has now been reached with one million claims approved by the VA, giving veterans access to healthcare after burn pits exposure made them sick. Veterans and advocates tell Gustaf Kilander about the years of ‘gaslighting’ before they got to this point– and what needs to happen next
On the day that Federal Aviation Administration funding was set to expire, Congress and the White House reauthorized it — and then some. “It’s a massive porkfest,” Gary Leff, author of the influential View from the Wing website, described the bill to the Washington Examiner. As one example, Leff noted that Congress “more than doubled […]
There’s an old saying among pilots: “If you build a mile of highway, it’ll take you a mile, but if you build a mile of runway, it can take you anywhere.”
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Friday he has signed a bill making abortion pills controlled substances into law.
New Hampshire Republicans approved a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, sending them to Gov. Chris Sununu to sign into law.
Bernstein is pleased to see this bill signed but believes South Carolina also needs a hate crimes law.
US House Passes FIT21 Crypto Bill With Bipartisan Support, Biden Does Not Threaten Veto A majority of US House of Representatives members voted in favor of legislation to establish regulatory clarity over digital assets, CoinTelegraph reports. In a 279 to 136 vote on May 22, House lawmakers approved H.R.4763, or the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the bill clarifies the roles the Securities and...
Democratic Maryland governor Wes Moore signed a bill establishing the first statewide gun violence prevention center earlier this week. The project, which is called the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention, will operate within the Maryland Department of Health. Its mission is to "consolidate and better coordinate Maryland’s public health approach to preventing gun violence," according to a press release published by the governor's office on Thursday. "The center will partner...
Governor Glenn Youngkin took action on a total of 55 bills Friday night, signing seven into law while vetoing several others that included contentious measures related to contraception rights and tax exemptions for organizations like the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
In a ceremonial bill signing held in Hanover County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed two bipartisan bills aimed at helping Virginia’s kids avoid foster care.
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN Piper HudspethBlackburn and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill Friday classifying the abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances, a first-of-its-kind law that places them in the same category as narcotics and depressants. “Requiring an abortion inducing drug to be obtained with a
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas welcomed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to move forward with a second attempt at passing a bipartisan border security bill that was defeated in both the House and Senate earlier this year. Mayorkas told Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto Tuesday on "Your World" that the bill would "deliver for us changes to 30-year-old laws that are incredibly needed." "We're dealing with a terrifically broken asylum system and [this]...