A Hawaii state lawmaker has introduced a bill intended to effectively ban cigarette sales statewide. State House member Rep. Richard Creagan’s (D) bill would raise the minimum smoking age incrementally each year to 30 in 2020, 40 in 2021, 50 in 2022, 60 in 2023 and 100 in 2024. The current legal smoking age in […]
Click:Prototype machining New Jersey state Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R) introduced a bill Wednesday to toughen penalties on scammers who use crowdfunding platforms to raise money under false pretenses. Dancer’s legislation would increase fines, jail time and restitution amounts for those who use crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe to deceive donors. He said his bill is in […]
Virginia’s embattled lieutenant governor, who is facing accusations of sexual assault, has hired the law firm that previously represented now-Supreme Court Justice Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughSenate votes to confirm Neomi Rao to appeals court Battle over Trump’s judicial nominees enters new phase This week: Trump set for Senate setback on emergency declaration MORE. A local […]
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) called for legalizing the recreational use of marijuana by adults in New Jersey in his State of the State address on Tuesday. “By legalizing adult-use marijuana – first and foremost – we can reverse the inequality and unfairness left from years of failed drug policies and shift public safety resources to where […]
Harris County, Texas, made history on Tuesday by swearing in 17 black female judges following a massive sweep in the November midterm elections. The women were part of a local Democratic campaign called Black Girl Magic Texas, which pulled off what is believed to be the largest group of black female judges elected at the […]
A federal judge ruled this week that a Mississippi state Senate district violates the Voting Rights Act and needs to be redrawn before statewide elections in November. U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves, an Obama appointee, ruled on Tuesday that State Senate District 22 — which has been held by Sen. Buck Clark (R) since […]
Tarrant County Republicans in Texas on Thursday night voted to keep their Muslim vice chair after a small group of the group’s members pushed to oust him due to his religion. The Texas county GOP overwhelmingly rejected the to remove Shahid Shafi because he is Muslim, voting for him to remain in his post 139-49, according to the Texas […]
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) says he will propose decriminalizing the possession of marijuana in his annual state budget proposal this year, adding that he will also propose expunging the criminal records of those who have completed their sentences for the charge. In a press release Monday, the governor also announced that he would seek […]
The Missouri House Special Committee on Student Accountability voted to advance a bill from a Republican state lawmaker pushing for Bible classes in public high schools. The bill, introduced by state Rep. Ben Baker, would require Missouri education officials to develop guidelines and standards for courses on the Old and New Testaments that could be […]
Schools in West Virginia shut down on Tuesday as teachers began a strike to protest new state legislation which would increase the number of vouchers for charter schools in the state. Union leaders say the legislation was put through without consulting teachers and would damage public education in the state. The West Virginia State Senate and House passed […]