By Kevin Hardy, Arizona Mirror This article originally published on Arizona Mirror. South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik, a Republican. “The main thing I like to do is try and stay ahead of trends and try and prevent bad things from coming into our state.” This session, that meant sponsoring successful legislation banning...
The economic gut punch of the pandemic and related assistance efforts such as the expanded child tax credit popularized the idea of directly handing cash to people in need.
The economic gut punch of the pandemic and related assistance efforts such as the expanded child tax credit popularized the idea of directly handing cash to people in need.
Red States Fight Growing Efforts To Give "Basic Income" Cash To Residents By Kevin Hardy of Stateline South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik, a Republican. “The main thing I like to do is try and stay ahead of trends and try and prevent bad things from coming into our state.” This session, that meant sponsoring...
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel delivered his 2024 State of the County address to the Chautauqua County Legislature on April 24, 2024.
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston has requested the legislature to double the amount of State Capitol Police officers providing security near the Capitol.
These Are The Worst States To Be A Gun Owner In 2024 Does your state support your 2nd Amendment rights or make it exceedingly difficult to keep and bear arms? Ammo.com has ranked the worst states to be a gun owner below How? By analyzing each state’s current laws, upcoming laws, concealed carry guidelines, self-defense statutes, and 2A-centric taxes in order to identify the worst states for gun owners in 2024. Report Highlights Hawaii is the #1 worst state for gun owners...
Tallahassee - Florida has quickly launched an appeal after a U.S. district judge rejected a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift permitting authority to the state for projects that affect wetlands.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to China - offering a mixture of friendliness and warnings. We assess US-China relations and ask what, if anything, this visit could change.Also in the programme: the father of a US-Canadian aid worker killed in Gaza tells us the message he'd like today’s memorial service to send to the world; and the possible dangers of yet another artificial sweetener - one that's hard to avoid if you like soft drinks, cakes or chewing gum.(MAGE: U.S....
Archaic pieces of legislation are coming back to life as the fight over abortion access rages across the country ahead of the 2024 election.
On Monday's show: We learn how an environmental disaster more than 40 years ago led to the creation of the EPA's Superfund program and how an activist involved in that fight mentored a Houston woman working to get local contaminated sites cleaned up.
Fight Hunger, Spark Change is launching its 11th annual campaign April 1 – April 29, 2024. Walmart and Sam’s Club are coming together with their supplier partners, customers, members, associates, […]