Tag: Policies & Impacts

Feds Propose Rules to Crack Down on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

March 15, 2023
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The Biden administration has proposed a new set of nationwide standards for drinking water, seeking to limit the levels of certain fluorinated chemicals that can build up in human body over time and have been associated with cancer. The draft regulation, published Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), targets six chemicals known by…

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Texas Senate Introduces $16.5 Billion Property Tax Relief Plan

March 14, 2023
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Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced on Tuesday the Senate Finance Committee’s plan to provide billions in property tax relief. Patrick, along with Republican state Sens. Tom Bettencourt and Tan Parker, introduced Senate Bills 3, 4, and 5 to provide $16.5 billion in property tax cuts. The state is sitting on a record $33…

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LIVE 3/15, at 10:30 AM ET: Congress Unites on Punishing the CCP for Organ Harvesting; COVID Origin Info to Be Declassified

March 14, 2023
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Republicans and Democrats have joined together to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for organ harvesting. The CCP has been exposed for using prisoners of conscience and religious believers as living sources for its trade in human organs. Meanwhile, U.S. agencies are past due to release details on the origins of COVID-19, after a…

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National Sheriffs’ Association Urges Congress to Take Action Against Mexican Drug Cartels

March 14, 2023
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American sheriffs are calling for Congress to take action against Mexican drug cartels behind the ongoing fentanyl crisis—including providing additional manpower and tools for law enforcement—in the aftermath of the deaths of two Americans in an attack by gang members. The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) said it supports recent attempts in Congress to undercut and…

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GOP Urges North Carolina Supreme Court to Let Lawmakers, Not Judges, Do Redistricting

March 14, 2023
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North Carolina Republicans asked that state’s supreme court on March 14 to restore GOP legislature-approved electoral maps the court previously threw out that could lead to Republican gains in the U.S. Congress and in the state legislature. The hearing in Raleigh, North Carolina, came in a closely watched statewide redistricting case that is likely to…

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Biden Signs Executive Order to Ramp Up Gun Control

March 14, 2023
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on March 14 to advance gun-control measures, including a step toward universal background checks, as much as current law will allow without requiring new legislation. Biden is set to announce the order in a speech at the site of a Jan. 21, 2023 mass shooting that killed 11…

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State GOP, Republican National Committee Sue Vermont City Over Noncitizens Voting

March 14, 2023
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Republicans are suing the city of Winooski in Vermont to block a local ordinance that allows foreigners to vote in school board elections. Last year, Winooski started permitting foreign nationals to vote in local elections. The Winooski Incorporated School District links its voter qualification to the city’s charter, so foreign nationals can vote in school…

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Returning the ‘Whole’ Cow to US Lunchrooms: Why Some Say Children Need Whole Milk

March 14, 2023
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The age-old argument for keeping “healthy fat” in the human diet has gained new traction as farmers, legislators, and nutritionists lead a movement to return whole milk to schools. This crusade is backed by research showing that options like whole milk deliver critical fat-soluble vitamins and contribute to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Advocates…

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Pentagon’s $842 Billion Budget Focuses on China Threat

March 14, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense budget request includes $842 billion for the Pentagon, a $26 billion, or 3.2 percent, increase over this year’s military spending plan with the “growing multi-domain threat posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” again named the nation’s most pressing “pacing challenge.” Both Deputy Defense…

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Conservative Groups Urge Republicans to Reject Railway Safety Bill

March 14, 2023
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More than a dozen conservative organizations are encouraging members of Congress to oppose a bipartisan railway safety bill prompted by the Feb. 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. Led by conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks, the organizations charged in a Mar. 13th letter (pdf) that the new regulations…

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