WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. House recently passed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act with broad bipartisan support. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of the legislation, which would provide tax breaks to wildfire victims who were granted relief payments any time after December 2019. Specifically, if the bill passes the U.S. Senate, it
As expected, Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday vetoed a bill designed to move Vermont toward 100 percent renewable power. H.289, which enjoyed strong support in the House and Senate, would require utilities to sell only renewable electricity by 2035. Utilities, environmental groups and many businesses supported the update to the state’s renewable energy law as a way to boost green jobs and accelerate the phaseout of fossil fuel power plants in New England. But Scott said the bill would...
The Massachusetts House is poised to pass a wide-reaching veterans’ services bill, a step forward for the months-old Gov. Maura Healey proposal just days before Memorial Day.
Last Hope Against Biden-Bucks - House Passes Bill Blocking The Fed From Issuing A CBDC The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act passed the United States House of Representatives on a largely partisan vote on May 23. As CoinTelgraph's Derek Andersen reports, the bill, which must still face a vote in the Senate, amends the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 to prohibit Federal Reserve banks “from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central...
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to create a new legal framework for digital currencies, despite an unusual warning from the U.S. securities regulator it could create new financial risks.
The Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday, similar to one passed in Texas, that would allow state and local law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who have entered the United States illegally.
A bill said to provide consumer protections and regulatory certainty around digital assets was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 22). The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act (H.R. 4763) was approved with broad, bipartisan support, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) said in a Wednesday press release. The bill passed by a vote […]
In 1868, Maj. General John A. Logan, a highly decorated Union Army officer during the Civil War, designated a “memorial day for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during that late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, […]
State lawmakers are seeking to reclassify Mifepristone and Misoprostol as "controlled dangerous substances".
No other state has taken such action. Debate on the measure, which the governor is expected to sign into law, raised fears of harm to reproductive health care.
The Illinois Senate has passed a $53 billion state budget. Lawmakers spent hours discussing the plan, wrapping up late Sunday night.
Legislation seeking to allow assisted suicide in New Hampshire reached an end last week after lawmakers in the Senate voted 17-7 to send the bill for further study, which reports say 'essentially kills' the legislation.