• Bill To Place More Restrictions On Porn Websites Passes State Senate, Advances In House

    A bill unanimously passed in the Senate this week for more restrictions on pornography websites has advanced in the House.

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    Louisiana Legislature advances bill to protect IVF treatments

    A Louisiana lawmaker wants to put protections in place for doctors in Louisiana after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos fertilized in IVF treatments that don’t become viable pregnancies could count as wrongful deaths.

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    House votes to advance bills for Ukraine and Israel aid

    The House of Representatives has voted to advance four separate bills that include two on funding for Ukraine and Israel. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on what comes next for the legislation as Speaker Johnson discusses the vote with reporters.

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    Alabama lawmakers advance bill to ensure Biden is on the state's ballot

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has voted for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot. The legislation approved Tuesday mirrors accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. The legislation now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The state has one of the earliest

  • Bill expanding emergency powers for Illinois state agency advances

    (The Center Square) – A measure now in the Illinois House says the Illinois Emergency Management Agency would be able to do “all things necessary, incidental, or appropriate for the implementation” of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Opponents of Senate Bill 3434 said Illinois’ emergency authority continues under the Pritzker administration and giving more power lacks proper oversight. State Sen. Win Stoller, R-Germantown Hills, said the bill grants extraordinary...

  • Alabama lawmakers advance bill to ensure Joe Biden is on the state's ballot

    The Alabama Senate voted Tuesday for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump.

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    Louisiana lawmakers quietly advance two controversial bills as severe weather hits the state

    While state offices and schools were closed across Louisiana on Wednesday because of severe storms, a GOP-controlled legislative committee gathered in the Capitol to debate controversial bills that opponents say target the LGBTQ+ community.

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    Hard Asset Money Show Explores CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act with United States Senator Bill Hagerty

    Christian Briggs and Senator Hagerty Discuss Legislation to Block CBDC Rollout in the U.S.SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2024 / The "Hard Asset Money Show," hosted by Christian Briggs, founder and CEO of Hard Asset Management, Inc., has released a pivotal new episode featuring a deep dive into the legislative measures against the potential implementation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the United States. In this engaging discussion, Tennessee Senator and Senate

  • House votes to reauthorize spying bill that enabled the FBI to violate Americans' rights. Only 59 Republicans voted 'no.'

    The House voted 273 to 147 Friday in favor of reauthorizing the surveillance bill that has been exploited by the FBI hundreds of thousands of times to spy on American citizens. Only 59 Republicans reportedly voted against renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill is now headed to the Senate, where it will likely be passed before the April 19 deadline, to the great satisfaction of its champions in the Biden administration, members of the the House...

  • Florida Now Legally a Police State

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) On Friday, April 12th, the Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper headlined “DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct” and reported: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct. The bill, HB 601, instead allows local chiefs of […]

  • Decatur community reacts to bodycam bill being voted down

    A bill requiring law enforcement to make police bodycam footage public record was voted down Wednesday by lawmakers, a decision met with disappointment among supporters of the bill.

  • Bill to phase out smoking advances in UK parliament

    A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favor of the controversial measure. The bill would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 –- effectively raising the smoking