Legislation

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.

TEL AVIV – In accordance with its “pay-for-slay” law, the Palestinian Authority last year paid terrorists and their families over $347 million, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Tuesday.

TEL AVIV – New legislation that proposes deducting the amount paid by the Palestinian Authority to terrorists and their families from monies owed by Israel in taxes will be submitted in the Knesset, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Monday.

Environmental scientists are urging lawmakers around the world to ban glitter from being used in art supplies because of the damage glitter particles do to the environment.

Pope Francis addressed a group of Catholic legislators on Sunday, urging them to be guided by the Church’s moral and social teachings in their work as lawmakers.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed several bills into law Tuesday, increasing the penalties for female genital mutilation.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Friday that would prevent funding for U.S. boots on the ground in Syria as the fight against the Islamic State in the city of Raqqa is intensifying, including the recent deployment of U.S. Marines and Army Rangers.

TEL AVIV – The Knesset Internal Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a bill banning boycott Israel activists from entering the country.

TEL AVIV – An anti-Semitism bill unanimously approved by the Senate earlier this month aimed at combating harassment of Jewish students on college campuses failed to pass the House of Representatives.

JERUSALEM – Nevada is the latest U.S. state to introduce legislation combating anti-Israel boycotts, JNS reported.

TEL AVIV – Following the Knesset’s initial approval of the “muezzin bill,” a piece of legislation prohibiting loud noise at places of worship, a Druze Israeli-Arab came out in support of the bill, saying that mosque muezzin speakers disturbs the Arab and Muslim public as well.

After years on the back burner, the minimum wage is hot again. A national campaign to institute a $15 an hour minimum wage has picked up steam in various parts of the country, while here in Texas, legislation has already been filed that would raise the state’s minimum wage to more than $10 an hour.

TEL AVIV – A new bill proposing fines for social media sites that do not remove terror-promoting content received the coalition’s approval on Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Democrat senators today sided with President Barack Obama in the growing conflict between the president and other federal and state officials on how to deal with Syrian refugees in the aftermath of ISIS’s terrorist attacks in Paris.

On Friday, California legislators will vote on legislation creating the first regulatory framework for medical marijuana.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed three pieces of legislation attacking the sugar in soda drinks. One proposal from Supervisor Scott Wiener requires billboards, buses, transit shelters, posters and sports stadiums to sport warning labels on soda advertising. Another proposal from Supervisor Malia Cohen bars any advertising for soda on city property. A third proposal from Supervisor Eric Mar prevents the city from spending any money on soda.