• House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups

    A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

  • D.C. Doesn’t Just Spend Too Much Money, It Spends On The Wrong Things

    Can you imagine China, Russia, or Iran spending trillions of dollars to remove any fraction of the carbon dioxide they’re pumping into the air?

  • House passes bill to increase money for private schools, but can’t say how many children being served

    When the bill was passed five years ago, it was touted as a method to help foster children and to save the state money by keeping them out of the state foster care system.

  • House finally passes budget bill

    The bill calls for a 9.3% rise in spending from fiscal 2023, with a budget deficit to 693 billion baht, down 0.3% from the previous year.Its passage followed a three-day debate, with 298 lawmakers in favour and 166 against, with one abstention and one absent.Pending Senate approval and royal endorsement next week, long-awaited disbursement of state investment funds is expected to begin in early April.Rapid disbursement in the remaining months of the fiscal year is seen as crucial to efforts of...

  • US House passes bill to avoid government shutdown

    The US House of Representatives has passed a government funding bill with more support from Democrats than the majority Republicans, leading to a fresh threat by a hardline conservative lawmaker to oust the Speaker. The House’s 286-134 vote sends the $US1.2 trillion ($A1.8 trillion) bill to the Democratic-majority Senate, which has hours to act ahead […]

  • House passes final spending bills over Republican opposition

    The House of Representatives passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before federal funding is set to lapse for a slew of government agencies. Lawmakers passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill in a 286-134 vote, overcoming the two-thirds threshold needed to advance The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before...

  • Thailand’s House of Representatives passes marriage equality bill

    Same-sex couples in Thailand may soon have the same legal rights to marry as those in heterosexual relationships, thanks to a bill that was passed in the country’s parliament on […]

  • House passes $1.2trn spending bill to avert shutdown

    Two-thirds majority reached to pass spending package – 286 voted in favour

    • MSNBC

    House passes government spending bill hours before potential shutdown

    The House of Representatives has voted to pass a $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate for a vote hours before a potential shutdown. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin has details on the deal and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., planning to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson.

  • Bill requiring annual State BOE report passes House

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - A bill requiring the Kansas State Board of Education (BOE) to submit a report to the Legislature each year on student assessments has passed the House. On Thursday, House Bill 2731 passed the house 80-40. Now the bill moves to the Senate. HB 2731, introduced by Representative Susan Estes, would require the []

    • CNN

    Thailand’s lower house passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage

    Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal marital rights. The lower house of parliament passed the bill following a third and final reading, with 400 representatives voting in favor. Only 10 members opposed the bill. The bill still requires approval from the Senate and endorsement from the king before marriage equality can become reality in...

  • Biden’s $10,000 housing credit doesn’t help

    While inflation has corroded the economy across the board, with prices up 18.5% overall, no market has spiraled quite as out of control as housing. As I detailed in the last installment of Tiana’s Take in the Washington Examiner magazine, unlike the rest of the economy, where the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening has succeeded in […]