(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...
Iowa Senate lawmakers gave final approval to the governor’s K-12 literacy bill on Wednesday, sending the bill to the Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for her signature. The bill, House File 2618, would require students at teacher prep programs around the state to take a test similar to the Massachusetts state “foundations of reading assessment”
The Brazilian senate’s Economic Affairs Commission has approved a bill that regulates VoD operators, including Netflix, YouTube, TikTok and FAST channels. The approved text, which will now go to
MORNING NEWSBREAK | A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday to fast-track a sweeping and controversial energy policy reform bill despite the public’s concerns that the process is moving too quickly.
It’s a view held by members of both parties, though it’s especially common among Republicans.
Under a new House bill reauthorizing and expanding Section 702 of FISA, anyone from a landlord to a laundromat could be required to help the government spy. Public domain image via flickr. On Friday, the House of Representatives agreed to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the controversial law that has allowed intelligence agencies to spy on Americans’ emails, text messages, and phone calls without a warrant.But as Caitlin Vogus, deputy...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will decide whether to sign or veto a bill that would extend the terms of all five Republican members of the Public Service Commission.
Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he’d like to see the U.S. government “go back to its original design” — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to prevent any branch, especially the presidency, from becoming too powerful. But that’s mainly when Republicans are in power. Bidon, an 84-year-old Democrat who […]
Prior to these maneuvers, the same system had been in place since 1942. This administration deserves the same authority as previous administrations.
(The Center Square) – The conflict over how to address getting rid of Illinois’ 1% grocery tax continues with Republicans saying their plan should be considered. In 2022, as a way to address high inflation, the legislature zeroed out the 1% grocery tax for 12 months. This year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to get rid of it altogether, but local governments say that could mean a $375 million hit. Tuesday, Pritzker laid out his plan to cover that. “It will be brought up...
Overall, only about 2 in 10 Americans say it would be “a good thing” for the next president to have the power to change policy without waiting on Congress or the courts.