Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed a bill into law on Thursday that creates mandatory, statewide rent control. The bill makes it illegal for landlords to raise rent by more than 7 percent plus inflation each year and goes into effect immediately. This is the first statewide rent control law in the country. “Every Oregonian […]
A freshman Republican lawmaker in the Iowa state House has proposed a bill to decriminalize psychedelic drugs, including mushrooms, for medicinal purposes. State Rep. Jeff Shipley introduced a series of drug-related bills this month, the first legislation of its kind to appear in the Iowa Legislature, the Des Moines Register reported Tuesday. Shipley, 30, a sauerkraut […]
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A recently reelected state lawmaker in California announced Thursday that he is leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat, citing President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service […]
New Jersey lawmakers reached an agreement Thursday to raise its minimum wage to $15 by 2024. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and the Democrats who lead the state Legislature disagreed over which workers should be included in the wage increase, NJ.com reports. The new plan would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour on July 1, $11 an hour […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said he does not plan to investigate the 58,000 people flagged by the secretary of state as possible non-citizen voters, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday. According to the Chronicle, Paxton said in a letter to state Sen. Dawn Buckingham (R) that his office does not have enough resources to investigate each voter, […]
A new Florida law is scheduled to take effect on Tuesday that will reportedly allow those who have been convicted of felonies to register to vote. The Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the new measure, which 64 percent of residents voted to approve last year, will automatically restore voting rights to Floridians with past felony convictions. According […]
Four North Carolina middle school students were arrested for allegedly planning a “Columbine-style” attack at their middle school. The four Carver Middle School students aged between 12-13 reportedly used social media to plan an attack on specific classmates and a teach, local authorities told The State news. All four students face felony charges of communicating […]
Census-driven statistics are used to dole out more than $800 billion a year through about 300 federally-run programs, according to Andrew Reamer, a research professor at The George Washington University’s Institute of Public Policy. “Most of it actually is programs involving low income people. School lunches, food stamps, Medicaid. All of these programs, Congress authorizes […]
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