The IRS is sending out the third round of stimulus checks. But around 8 million fewer Americans qualify for this round, according to an estimate by the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy. This third round of stimulus cuts off for individuals earning over $80,000 a year and married couples making over $160,000 a year….
Deep Dive (March 12): House Passes Gun Control Bills to Expand Background Check
Gun laws could be changing soon. The House passed two bills Thursday that would tighten up rules on background checks for gun sales—and the Senate is likely to take up the bills soon. One of the two gun bills would require all gun buyers to go through a background check when purchasing through a private dealer…
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Americans to Sue Foreign Hackers in US Courts
A group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would allow Americans to sue foreign countries or their agents that engage in cyberattacks against Americans in federal or state courts. The Homeland and Cyber Threat (HACT) Act would eliminate immunity given to foreign governments, including their officials, employees, or agents so that Americans could sue them…
House Democrats Introduce Bill to Give $6 Billion to USPS for Electric Delivery Vehicles
WASHINGTON—A group of 17 U.S. House Democrats on Monday are introducing legislation on Monday that would award $6 billion to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to buy tens of thousands of additional electric delivery vehicles. The bill sponsored by Representative Jared Huffman and seen by Reuters would require at least 75 percent of the new…
Oklahoma House Passes Bill That Would Prohibit Closing Places of Worship in 80-18 Vote
The Oklahoma House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday that would ban the government from closing churches and places of worship in scenarios like the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act passed the state’s House of Representatives 80-18 and now heads to the state’s Senate. “People came to this continent seeking religious freedom and to escape a…
Democrats Seek to Force Big Tech to Police Content More Tightly in Section 230 Reform Bill
Democrat lawmakers have introduced a bill to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, seeking to make big tech companies more accountable and force them to police their content more stringently. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Friday introduced the Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and Consumer Harms…
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Raise National Minimum Wage to $15 An Hour
A coalition of Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour. Sen. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and 37 other Democrat senators have put forward the Raise the Wage Act 2021 (pdf), which would raise the federal minimum wage in five increments to reach $15 per hour by…
Deep Dive (Dec. 23): Americans Must ‘Raise Their Voices’: Trump
President Donald Trump addressed the nation Tuesday night, threatening to veto the massive stimulus bill unless Congress agrees to increase the $600 checks to $2,000. Trump also laid out election night and how the irregularities are just “the tip of the iceberg” and called on Americans to “raise their voices.” And has Trump’s ability to…
Residents Rally Against California Assembly Bill
A group of Bay Area residents drove by and honked in protest near the residence of assembly member David Chiu. He authored assembly bill 3088. Many protesters called him a communist. California Assembly Bill (AB) 3088 is known as the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020. It was supposed to…
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