Policies & Impacts

‘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.

Uri Berliner makes the move as social media posts of NPR’s CEO surface calling former President Trump a racist, decrying white identity, and defending looting.

The measure would have mandated a phonics approach, which the teachers union said would not meet the needs of English learners.

An Assemblywoman said pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the Golden Gate Bridge ‘crossed a dangerous line.’

Loss for Biden administration could open the floodgates to veterans seeking education benefits under two different GI bills.

The governor now has until May 14 to propose a revised budget to address the state’s record deficit.

The 5th Circuit was wrong to find the property owners could not sue, the justices found.

City leaders sounded off in Carlsbad, where 10 illegal immigrants came ashore last weekend. It’s happening too often, said one official.

Homeland Security Committee members split along party lines on whether the secretary should be impeached.

He said, however, that despite inflation remaining at 2.8% in March, the Fed needs greater confidence before considering policy adjustments.

The law was challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Katherine Maher, NPR’s new CEO, responded by calling his critique “profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning.”

So far, the IRS has delivered more than $200 billion in refunds through early April, and 101 million people have filed returns this tax season.