It turns out some $1 bills, potentially tucked in our billfolds and between couch cushions this whole time, could also be worth thousands.
Top Democrats expect to file a compromise on a bill (H 4582) designed to continue funding the state's overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters.
A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 - 18. The “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” will next head to President Joe Biden, who has said he would sign the bill into law. While it’s far from the first effort to force a ban or divestment of the social media app, the bill managed to draw far more support than previous attempts. The...
Weir won its first sectional title since 2018 on a soggy Saturday.
Three committees in the Vermont House have signed off on a bill intended to speed up the search process for a secretary of education and ensure the search had enough money to be properly carried out. The proposed changes in state law come after the most recent search for an education secretary took nearly a year. That process ended in controversy this week when the Senate rejected Florida administrator Zoie Saunders, Gov. Phil Scott's pick for the post. Immediately after the vote, the...
The Senate Finance Committee wants to create a new program to incentivize better practices. Critics say there’s an easier way: end kickbacks between suppliers and bulk purchasers.
A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote to a bill that will renew a longstanding tax on hospitals and other medical providers. The measure needs a second vote of approval in the Senate. Money from the tax is used to draw down $2.9 billion in federal funding, which is then given to providers to care for low-income...
The Region of Peel will see many impacts from the Province’s Bill 185, the “Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act”. In a staff report submitted to Regional Council at its April 25 meeting, staff said through Bill 185, Peel’s planning responsibilities under the Planning Act will be transferred to its lower tier municipalities and the Province by July 1. “As the date for implementation has now been identified, staff are working with Regional Council, the Transition Board and local...
Amid discussions of delayed accountability, the DOJ IG investigations of Bill Barr's DOJ plod along even as the Presidential election approaches.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz and Rep. Mike Lawler speak with CNN’s Jake Tapper
Riot police in Georgia fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds protesting against a bill seen by the opposition as targeting media freedoms. Pro-EU protesters clashed with police outside parliament, denouncing the law. Dozens of people were arrested and an opposition party leader was hurt. Georgian MPs have given their initial backing to …
Riot police in Georgia have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse