Policies & Impacts

“Our children do not need to be exposed to open drug use, period,” said a councilwoman who joined the needle-exchange protest.

The state ordered Murietta Valley Unified to rescind the policy. A dozen SoCal districts have adopted similar rules; one was sued by the attorney general.

‘Y’all are implementing our demise here in the city through financing and budgeting,’ one speaker said.

Supporters collected more than 900,000 signatures to place the tough-on-crime measure on the November ballot.

‘They’re xenophobic—nobody else coming in. They’ve got real problems.’

City leaders are negotiating with business execs and labor to craft reforms that would simplify taxes.

Opponents said the bill, modeled on similar laws in San Diego, is inhumane and would “further entrench people within the criminal legal system.”

An Arizona prisoner argues that his lawyer didn’t do enough to find mitigating evidence.

Big Tech appears to be dusting off the same censorship tactics it used to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election cycle, an expert said.

‘We’re not ready for the war that looks to be looming,’ Rep. Jake Ellzey said.

Linked to reproductive concerns, Chlormequat is not approved for use on U.S. crops—however, it is entering our food supply through imports.

The third round consisted of four bills.

During Appropriations’ Defense Subcommittee hearing, Republican leaders say failing to help Kyiv fight off Russia will embolden China, Iran, North Korea.

‘This bill is exactly the type of legislation needed to rein in the federal government and protect the privacy rights of Americans,’ Rep. Harriet Hageman said.

The legislation targets a carcinogen, methylene chloride, and notes that there are alternative ways of decaffeinating coffee.

‘Holding rogue prosecutors accountable for refusing to uphold the law is ... critical to ensuring our communities remain safe and secure,’ Gov. Brian Kemp said.

Auditor General Doug Ringler warned the decrease ‘would significantly impair the oversight’ his office provides.

‘We’ve seen it play out this way every single time a foreign automaker plant has been unionized; not one of those plants remains in operation,” they said.

Kinney County officials say Texas must do more to protect its border with Mexico, in light of federal government inaction.

The decision in the lateral job transfer lawsuit in St. Louis may make it easier to sue employers in a time when the frequency of such lawsuits is increasing.