The state Senate on Tuesday passed dozens of bills on mandatory third reading, a key step before becoming law, but senators rejected one contested measure that aimed to combat an increase in animal cruelty cases in Hawaii.
Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed the state’s Medical Residency Bill, 2024, into law following its third reading. The bill seeks establishment, structure, administration and funding of health professionals through specialised residency training programmes towards addressing shortage of specialists in the state’s health sector. The passage of the bill followed a motion by the Read More
Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill on Sunday
Google Begins Blocking News From California Outlets Over State Bill Google has temporarily blocked access to California-based news outlets for some state residents, as the search giant escalates its battle with the state over a landmark bill which would force tech giants to pay online publishers for their content. In doing so, the company has revived a political tactic used repeatedly by the tech industry to try and derail similar legislation in places like Canada and Australia...
Proposal sails through, with one vocal opponent saying gay first cousins do not risk having a child with birth defectsThe Republican-led Tennessee legislature has overwhelmingly voted to send the Republican governor, Bill Lee, a proposal that would ban marriage between first cousins.The statehouse cast a 75-2 vote on Thursday on the bill after the senate previously approved it without any opposition. Continue reading
A California bill that aims to crack down on AI-generated child pornography made it past an early hurdle in Sacramento Tuesday.
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill Targeting mRNA Vaccines In Food Following concerns over research to embed vaccines in produce, the Tennessee Senate has passed a bill which would require any food containing vaccines or vaccine materials to be labeled as pharmaceutical drugs. Lettuce grows under artificial lights on an automated growing rack at a farm in Nottingham, Maryland, on April 14, 2023. The bill, HB 1894, was passed by the Senate in a 23-6 vote on March 28 after the state...
A bill that would ban cell phones in schools passed the Louisiana Senate and is headed to the House.
A bill unanimously passed in the Senate this week for more restrictions on pornography websites has advanced in the House.
California Bill Mandating "Pregnancy Dignity" For "Birthing Persons" Passes Health Committee Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Some advocates for women’s rights are speaking out against a bill passed April 2 by the California Assembly’s Health Committee due to language in the measure that calls women “birthing persons.” At issue is Assembly Bill 2319—introduced by Democratic Assemblywoman Lori Wilson and sponsored by California Attorney General Rob Bonta—which...
Tennessee passed a bill with a large majority that would force any food that includes vaccines or vaccine-related materials to be classified as a drug.The topic of edible vaccines has been talked about for years since the COVID-19 vaccine faced pushback, but the Tennessee legislature has sought to ensure that no ingestible pharmaceuticals slide under the radar. HB 1894 defines food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material as a drug under the Tennessee Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.A vaccine or...
When Americans of a certain age hear the word “paraquat,” the first thing that might leap to mind is Mexican weed. That’s because, in the late 1970s, the United States government thought it would be a good idea to pay the Mexican government to spray this potent herbicide on marijuana fields south of the border. […]