Tag: Policies & Impacts

Debt Deal: Billions of Dollars to Be Reduced in IRS Funding

June 1, 2023
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The bipartisan deal to raise America’s debt ceiling involves cutting billions in funding set aside for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including cuts from the $80 billion allocated under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In total, the debt-ceiling deal involves shaving off almost $21.4 billion from the IRS budget. Out of the roughly $21.4 billion,…

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Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions, Rules Company Can Sue For Damage Caused by Strike

June 1, 2023
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In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1 decided that a union’s deliberate destruction of company property as a pressure tactic in a labor dispute is not protected by federal law. Labor activists have said that endangering and destroying company property during a dispute is fair game that has long been protected…

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Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Return to Office Policy and Climate Impact

June 1, 2023
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Amazon employees walked out at the company’s Seattle headquarters, to highlight their concerns over recent layoffs, a return to office policy, and the company’s environmental impact. More than 2,000 Amazon employees worldwide walked off the job after 1 p.m., Pacific Time, on May 31, of which 1,000 of them gathered next to the Spheres, the landmark entrance…

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Meta Threatens to Pull News Feeds Over California’s Journalism Preservation Act

June 1, 2023
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is threatening to pull news feeds on its platforms for California residents if the state legislature passes the Journalism Preservation Act. In a statement posted on Twitter on May 31, Meta expressed its opposition to the proposal AB 886, which requires big tech companies to pay news outlets…

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What’s Next After House Passes Debt Ceiling Deal

May 31, 2023
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to suspend the nation’s debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025, despite vocal opposition on both sides of the aisle. The Fiscal Responsibility Act, a fiscal package put together by President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and their teams of negotiators, overwhelmingly cleared the lower chamber…

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ANALYSIS: Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick Says Gov. Abbott ‘Misinformed’ on House’s Property Relief Plan

May 31, 2023
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News Analysis Continued infighting among three of Texas’ top Republican lawmakers is sparking more tension in the state’s Capitol following the House’s impeachment of the attorney general. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick took to social media to call out Gov. Greg Abbott’s accolades for the House’s unanimous passage of its property tax cut bill, which…

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White House Cautious About Calling China, Russia ‘Evil Regimes’

May 31, 2023
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A reporter on Wednesday demanded an explanation from the White House as to why the Biden administration has repeatedly refrained from calling the governments of Russia and China “evil regimes.” During a press conference, Newsmax’s chief White House correspondent James Rosen cited President Ronald Reagan, who had described the Soviet regime as the “locus of…

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US Debt Default Could Help China Dethrone the Dollar

May 31, 2023
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As the June 5 deadline for a decision on the U.S. debt ceiling looms, China could gain the upper hand in global influence if the United States defaults on its $31.4 trillion debt. Amid political tensions and struggles for trade dominance, the debt ceiling debate is poised to have a significant impact on the U.S. dollar, both…

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Tennessee Legislators Have Authority to View Covenant Shooter’s Writings, With Caveat of Maintaining Confidentiality

May 31, 2023
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Various parties are in the midst of legal proceedings seeking to force the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) to release the writings of Audrey Hale and other related documents concerning her assault on the Covenant School in March, including concerned citizens, nonprofit groups, media organizations, and even state legislators. A number of Tennessee legislators have…

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9 California Fentanyl Bills Advance, 8 Targeting Overdose Prevention, One Increasing Penalties

May 31, 2023
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SACRAMENTO—With the fentanyl crisis leading to more than 500 deaths of Californians per week, lawmakers in the California Assembly passed a series of bills on May 25 aimed at preventing overdoses through education, providing more access to opioid reversal medications, and harsher penalties for dealers caught with enough of the drug to kill 500,000 people….

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