Some colleges in Maryland are offering financial help to students affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown. The College of Southern Maryland earlier this month launched a temporary policy allowing furloughed students to defer their tuition payment until the government is reopened and they or their families receive back pay. The school is also offering […]
A new law proposed in Alabama would require residents to pass a drug test in order to receive food stamps. Under the state’s existing laws, Alabama residents are not legally required to be tested for illegal substances in order to apply for or receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to a local […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Sunday announced that a ban on single-use plastic bags will be included in his 2019 executive budget. The budget will also include legislation that will make most non-alcoholic drink bottles eligible for 5-cent redemption. Both proposals are being made in an effort to make progress on environmental issues, Cuomo said Sunday […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced Monday that he is introducing a legislative package that would repeal voter identification requirements and implement no-excuse absentee voting. The package also addresses campaign finance, proposing to limit large campaign contributions, ban contributions made directly by corporations and businesses and ban the use of campaign funds for personal use. Northam said in a […]
Hundreds of Catholics throughout the Kansas City, Kan., area have signed a petition in protest of a Catholic school’s policy not to admit children of same-sex couples. Saint Ann Catholic Church and School sparked outrage among parents after Father Craig Maxim sent an email to families explaining the school’s decision to not admit a kindergartener […]
Democrats in Washington are fighting GOP allegations of hypocrisy over the political maelstrom roiling their party in Virginia. The accusations come just months after national Democrats, near the height of the “Me Too” movement, demanded Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughSenate votes to confirm Neomi Rao to appeals court Battle over Trump’s judicial nominees enters new phase […]
A popular mayor up for reelection in Edmond, Okla., has advanced to an April runoff, two months after he died. Mayor Charles Lamb was 72 years old when he died in December, a day after complaining of a cold. First elected in 2011, he was running for a third term in Edmond, an Oklahoma City […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is reportedly planning to propose a significant expansion to his state’s paid parental leave program, making it the longest in the country. The newly sworn-in governor reportedly plans to propose a policy that would give parents six months of partially paid leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted baby, according […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim WalzTimothy (Tim) James WalzMinnesota governor announces goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050 Minnesota governor rips lawmaker for saying gun control backers should be ‘run over’ This is what leadership looks like MORE (D) on Sunday denounced a GOP state lawmaker for saying that gun control proponents needed to be “kicked to the curb and […]
A Florida state lawmaker has reportedly introduced legislation that would strip retirement benefits from the deputy in Parkland, Fla., who did not enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a deadly mass shooting last year. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that state Rep. Spencer Roach (R) proposed the bill on Tuesday for consideration in the upcoming […]