(The Center Square) - The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would make illegal immigration a state crime. House Bill 4156 makes “impermissible occupation” a criminal act, defined as a person willfully and without permission entering and remaining in Oklahoma without first obtaining legal authorization to enter the United States, according to the bill. If signed into law, those living in Oklahoma as illegal immigrants would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by...
(The Center Square) - The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would make illegal immigration a state crime after a heated debate where one Democrat called the bill "extremist legislation." House Bill 4156 makes “impermissible occupation” a criminal act, defined as a person willfully and without permission entering and remaining in Oklahoma without first obtaining legal authorization to enter the United States, according to the bill. It...
The bill that will force a sale or ban of TikTok in the United States is now law. President Joe Biden signed a package of foreign aid bills that included the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” one day after the legislation was approved by the Senate. In a statement, TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, which could delay an eventual sale or ban. “This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court,” the company said. “We...
UPDATE: President Biden has signed the bill into effect. The TikTok ban is part of an omnibus signage that provided $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. -----------WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely...
(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation doubling annual paid parental leave for state employees and school personnel, including teachers. Previously, state employees could take three weeks or 120 hours of paid parental leave during a 12-month "rolling" period following a child's birth, adoption or foster care placement. However, House Bill 1010 increases the paid leave to six weeks — or 240 hours. "This significant legislation demonstrates...
Senate Republicans announced new legislation Friday requiring Homeland Security notification every time an illegal immigrant tries to buy a gun, giving deportation officers a chance to take action.
In May 2020, Teliah Perkins was sitting on her front porch enjoying the end-of-spring sun in St. Tammany Parish, a suburb across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. She was approached by two deputies from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office who said they were responding to a report that she’d been driving a dirt bike recklessly and without a helmet. Their accusation quickly turned into a confrontation. Perkins, a Black woman, was thrown to the ground by the two white officers who forced...
Before she ran for Congress, Sue Altman (D., N.J.) wanted illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded COVID relief funds. Now, Altman says it’s Republicans' fault that the border crisis—which has exploded during President Joe Biden’s administration—hasn’t been solved.
The controversial bill would allow teachers to conceal carry firearms on school grounds if certain conditions are met.
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I do not know how Frank Gore Jr. went undrafted. He is the son of an all-time great and was a monster during his college career at Southern Mississippi. And yet, the First Team All-Sun Belt running back did not hear his name called in Detroit this weekend. Fortunately, it did not take long for […]
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bipartisan bill that will increase investment at public airports across the state, increasing accessibility and safety. The governor said the bill will increase annual funding for the Kansas Airport Improvement