Tag: Policies & Impacts

Big Wind Projects Moving Forward Despite Insufficient Research on Threat to Marine Life, Biden Admin Study Finds

April 5, 2023
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A comprehensive report compiled by two federal agencies and the commercial fishing industry raises red flags about the potential impact of Offshore Wind Power (OSW) projects on fishing and the marine environment. Prepared by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance—a coalition…

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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Brought by Man Who Served 24 Years for Rapes He Did Not Commit

April 5, 2023
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The Supreme Court decided against hearing the wrongful conviction lawsuit of a Wisconsin man who spent 24 years behind bars for two rapes he did not commit. The Court denied the petition of Daryl Holloway on April 3 in an unsigned order without explaining why. No justices dissented. A petition is granted and oral arguments…

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Conservative States See Surge in Bans of Child Sex Changes, 19 More States Could Join This Year

April 5, 2023
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Lawmakers in conservative states are responding to the surge in minors who identify as transgender with legislation banning child sex-change procedures. So far, lawmakers in 12 states have banned child sex-change procedures. Nineteen more states have similar bills moving through the process. Yet, in at least two states—California and Minnesota—lawmakers are building momentum to pass…

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Bans of Sex Changes for Minors Surge in Conservative States

April 5, 2023
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Lawmakers in conservative states are responding to the surge in minors who identify as transgender with legislation banning child sex-change procedures. So far, lawmakers in 12 states have banned child sex-change procedures. Nineteen more states have similar bills moving through the process. Yet, in at least two states—California and Minnesota—lawmakers are building momentum to pass…

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Treasury Department and IRS Issue Guidance for Bonus Tax Credit for Fossil Fuel Communities

April 5, 2023
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The Biden administration issued final guidance on the bonus tax credit for American communities dependent on fossil fuels. The new rules, issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on April 4, will allow “green” energy companies to secure additional tax credits when investing in local communities economically tied to oil and coal extraction….

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Kansas Lawmakers Passes Bill Defining Woman

April 5, 2023
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Kansas lawmakers voted Tuesday to pass a bill defining what it means to be a woman, forwarding it to the Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk Tuesday. The Republican-controlled Senate passed the Women’s Bill of Rights in a 28–12 majority vote, with all GOP members voting yes except for one, and all Democrats voting no. The…

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Kansas Lawmakers Pass Bill Defining Woman

April 5, 2023
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Kansas lawmakers voted Tuesday to pass a bill defining what it means to be a woman, forwarding it to the Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk Tuesday. The Republican-controlled Senate passed the Women’s Bill of Rights in a 28–12 majority vote, with all GOP members voting yes except for one, and all Democrats voting no. The…

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PREMIERING 4/6 at 7:30PM ET: Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

April 5, 2023
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“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…

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Amish Farmer Challenges Constitutionality of Federal Firearms License

April 5, 2023
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Amish dairy farmer Reuben King’s farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was raided on Jan. 12, 2022, by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which charged King with dealing in firearms without a license and confiscated 615 guns. An undercover ATF agent bought five guns from King between October 2019 and March 2020,…

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Millions of Americans to Be Removed From Medicaid Rolls as COVID Emergency Ends

April 5, 2023
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Starting in April, millions of Americans who are enrolled in Medicaid despite being ineligible will be removed from the program with the ending of the federal government’s COVID-19 national emergency. The national emergency declaration, signed into to law by former President Donald Trump in March 2020, allowed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

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