The hemp industry is gearing up for a lobbying effort following a provision in the recent government funding package meant to stop the sale of intoxicating hemp products but could inadvertently destroy a legitimate $28 billion industry and kill 300,000 American jobs.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) announced that he would be introducing two bills that would withhold paychecks from Congressional lawmakers during government shutdowns.
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed a key obstacle in the U.S. House on Sunday, putting it within striking distance of a chamber vote.
President Donald Trump signed four bills on Friday to roll back Biden-era regulations on appliances like water heaters, refrigerators, walk-in coolers, and household appliances.
Lawmakers in Georgia are hoping to pass a bill this coming session that would modify the state’s Safe Haven law to include baby boxes.
The bill is aimed at combating fentanyl overdoses among children after the deaths of three Bay Area infants and toddlers.
A medical watchdog organization has launched a “Detransitioner Bill of Rights” — model legislation aimed at supporting people who seek to detransition from experimental sex change drugs and procedures they received as minors.
Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher introduced legislation to deter immediate family members of executive branch officials from leveraging their family connections to benefit from foreign business dealings, slamming Hunter Biden’s controversial business dealings while referring to the president’s son as “the ultimate swamp creature.”
Senate Democrats want to use millions of dollars in federal funds to train health care workers to become abortionists.
The Louisiana state Senate passed a bill on Monday 29-10 that would outlaw cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and mutilating sex change surgeries for minors.
A new Florida law allows healthcare workers to exercise “conscience-based objections” based on sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical beliefs.
Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed “shield” bills into law on Wednesday that protect providers and seekers of sex change procedures and puberty blockers, as well as those seeking or administering abortions, the Associated Press reported.
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) used industry officials to “help” craft legislation that “would cut red tape for farmers who grow hemp,” according to Politico.
The Texas Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would give the Secretary of State the authority to redo elections in certain counties where paper ballot shortages were recorded in two percent of polling places.
Georgia and Kansas are pursuing legislation that would prevent minors from undergoing sex change operations and other medical interventions used in sex change attempts.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday formally disavowed the controversial Florida bill that would require compensated bloggers who write about the governor or members of his cabinet to register with the state, stating clearly that he does not support it.
Rep. Ted Budd is seeking to codify a Trump-era rule that limits states throwing up regulatory roadblocks to pipeline construction.
Southern China’s Shenzhen city, which is considered a special economic zone by China’s central government, recently became the first community in China to pass a regulation protecting a person’s “right to die,” the Global Times reported on Tuesday, noting that the novel legislation aims to help terminally ill patients refuse “excessive life-saving treatment.”
Critics spoke at a hearing on a CA bill that would make it a sanctuary state for those seeking “gender-affirming” treatment for minors.
Ohio school personnel could be armed in the fall 2022 semester in light of legislation Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is expected to sign soon.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced a bill this week that would impose harsher punishment for doctors who perform partial birth abortions.
The bill on would “remove all legal impediments” to build the border wall and unlock $2.1 billion in unspent funding.
Rep. Josh Hawley said that instead of shutting down domestic production of oil and gas, President Biden should ramp up fossil fuel operations across the country.
Iranian advocacy group Iranian Americans for Liberty (IAL) called for unity against Iran after releasing a statement blasting the Islamic regime’s presence on U.S.-based social media platforms while banning its citizens from that same access, and calling for legislation to ban all Iranian regime officials from the platforms.
India’s government announced Friday it would repeal three “farmers laws” passed last year to reform the country’s agricultural sector after they prompted a year of protests and unrest, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Sen. Tom Cotton introduced a bill to ban federal funds from K-12 schools that endorse Critical Race Theory and universities that compel the adoption of its tenets.
The Massachusetts legislature overrode a veto from the state’s Republican governor to pass a law lowering to 16 the age girls may legally get an abortion without their parents’ consent.
BLM is seeking support in Congress for radical legislation that would close federal prisons and immigration detention centers.
A bill in the Wyoming legislation to criminalize the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) on minors that has bipartisan support is being slammed by transgender activists who claim it discriminates against those who might want surgery to alter their biological sex.
Three GOP lawmakers in three states are crafting legislation to protect children from controversial “gender transition” treatment.
Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo is stalling on signing an elevator safety bill that New York State lawmakers passed in June, lawmakers said Sunday.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates celebrated proposed legislation which would advance the development of nuclear energy technology, Thursday.
New Jersey residents could soon see their hard-earned dollars go down the drain if Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy decides to sign recently passed legislation from New Jersey’s legislature allowing for a “rain tax.”
A South Carolina lawmaker is proposing a bill which would direct schools to give students some lessons in “adulting,” or at least give them a few pointers on personal finance.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) sent President Trump a letter on May 1 which expresses their conviction that the executive branch lacks the legal authority to ban bump stocks.
President Trump signed a bill Wednesday that would give more power to federal and state prosecutors to go after websites that allow sex trafficking ads on their pages.
TEL AVIV – U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman slammed the Palestinian leadership in an interview Wednesday, saying that the aging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is replaceable and if he continues to show no interest in negotiating with Israel,
Two New York state lawmakers are pushing legislation that would ban manufacturers from making laundry detergent pods that look edible.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said bonuses–up to $2,000–that companies are handing out as a result of President Trump’s tax reform plan are “crumbs” but praised former President Barack Obama’s $40 tax cut for workers in 2011.
Pew Research Center released an analysis that shows that the 115th session of Congress is the least productive in three decades.
