Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has ripple effects on Government corruption cases nationwide, two State lawmakers are proposing a measure to strengthen existing State protections… Read More
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One of the unusual aspects of the Chilean Meat riots of October 1905 was that they were a slow burner – a case of well-done rather than rare – in that… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has reintroduced the Senate version of the Voter Empowerment Act. Eleven Senators, all Democrats, signed onto the bi… Read More
The House passed Bill, H.R. 387 Email Privacy Act, to extend Privacy protections to older emails by Voice Vote. The Bill would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a Law that al… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Sens. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) have reintroduced the State and Local Cyber Protection Act that would increase cooperati… Read More
President Trump is backing a controversial effort to place the U.S. Air-Traffic system under control of a Nonprofit Corporation as part of his Budget plan.
The President’s position gi… Read More
A Bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced the Marketplace Fairness Act in another effort to bring more consistency to the imposition of State Sales and Use Taxes on Online Purchases… Read More
A Bipartisan group of Lawmakers is pushing back against Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s Order last week directing Federal Prosecutors to Charge Defendants with the most Serious Crimes… Read More
Legislative Update
Federal Legislation: A Bill has been reintroduced into the House which Mandates that no Voter should have to wait in line for more than hour to cast a Ballot. The Voting… Read More
Jim Sensenbrenner is a Republican representing Wisconsin's Fifth District in Congress.
In 1982, he supported the Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. As Chairman of the House Judiciary… Read More
A white supremacist has become the first man to be executed in Florida over the death of a black victim.
Mark Asay shot and killed Robert Lee Booker, a black man, and Robert McDowell, white… Read More
Of the states that swung to Donald Trump in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama in 2012, Florida, with its 29 Votes in the Electoral College, was by far the biggest. It's also one of the most… Read More
We need to further Empower everyday New Yorkers to decide Local Elections. New York City’s Campaign Finance system Matches the first $175 of Contributions from Residents by 6 to 1 and… Read More
In the last couple of months, there have been proposals for New York City Charter Revisions to improve Campaign Finance Rules and other Election Reform ideas.
Ben Kallos (D-5th District), a… Read More
Savanna’s Act, a Federal Bill named after a 22-year-old Native American Woman who was Killed at Eight Months Pregnant, has the potential to Dramatically Help Native American Women in t… Read More
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA, 7th District) has just Officially announced to her Colleagues that she will be Re-Introducing the Medicare for All Act of 2019 in just a few weeks.
The… Read More
Legislative Updates
Arizona: The Senate Judiciary Committee Approved Senate Bill 1188 that would Remove Voters from the State’s Permanent Early Voting List if they don’t Vote in… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (D-22nd District, South San Francisco), plans to introduce a Bill addressing Recount Procedures when the Legislature returns from it… Read More
Pharmacology can be defined as the study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules and activating or inhibitin… Read More
The Trump Administration Approved the Largest Solar Installation in U.S. History, by a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Subsidiary’s 690-megawatt Project just North of Las Vegas, NV, will be bu… Read More
The Senate this week Unanimously Passed Bipartisan Legislation Designed to Boost the Cybersecurity of Internet-Connected Devices.
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act (H.R… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) has introduced several elections related bills including:
SB 29: Minimum In-Person Voting Standards for Counties Conduc… Read More
Macaws, jaguars, tapirs and woolly monkeys are just a few of the critically endangered species being reintroduced as part of Latin America’s rewilding drive Read More
Senate Democrats Reintroduced a Bill, this week, that would Grant Statehood to Washington, D.C., furthering an ongoing Debate about how this Change and its Implications might affect Partisan… Read More
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR, 3rd District), on Thursday, introduced Legislation to Allow All Registered Voters to have the Option to Vote from Home.
The Vote at Ho… Read More
A newly established State Department Bureau focused on Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies could give the Biden Administration a Launch Pad for strengthening Ties with Allies after a mas… Read More
The White House announced an Immigration Bill that would create an Eight-Year Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants already in the Country and provide a Faster Track for Undocumente… Read More
A Federal District Judge, on Friday, dealt a blow to Advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), in a Ruling that the Deadline to Ratify the ERA "expired long ago" and Three States' recen… Read More
Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), on Wednesday, Reintroduced Legislation to designate Funding to provide Cybersecurity Training to Electi… Read More
The White House, on Monday, named Members of its New Environmental Justice Advisory Council, which will work with other Panels in the Administration on efforts to Reduce Environmental Inequa… Read More
As the UK is on the roadmap out of lockdown, rule of six regulations are reintroduced and the sun is starting to shine. As we take advantage of finally being able to see friends and family o… Read More
A Nonprofit Group, Building Back Together founded by, Allies of President Joe Biden, is launching a Voting Rights Initiative, the Latest sign that the White House views the Issue as a Key Pa… Read More
A Bill newly Reintroduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature is calling for a Nonpartisan Agency to Draw state Congressional Maps.
Supporters said they want to Change the Redistricting Pro… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: U.S.Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in support of her bill to name the Cheyenn… Read More
Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia launched the Saudi Green Initiative, which will plant 10 Billion Treesin the Country over the coming Decades. The Environmental Initiative will multiply the a… Read More
In honor of Veterans Day, Congressional Democrats reintroduced Legislation that would provide GI Bill Benefits to Descendants of Black World War II Veterans.
The GI Bill Restoration Act wa… Read More
BitMart, a premier global digital asset trading platform will list CLIFFORD INU (CLIFF) on December 30, 2021. For all BitMart users, the CLIFF/USDT trading pair will be officially available… Read More
Chelsea FC History, Trophies and playersWhile Chelsea were a reasonably consistent club for most of their history, people nowadays usually associate them with the football juggernaut they've… Read More
Jon Mitchell
British author and investigative journalist. Special correspondent for Okinawa Times. Winner of awards from Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan and US Society of Enviro… Read More
Fifty-three percent less rheumatoid arthritis pain and inflammation can be experienced by adopting a vegan diet. That’s what recent research in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medici… Read More
On the edge of America’s Heartland, South Dakota is home to many world-famous and lesser-known attractions worth seeing. From the iconic Mount Rushmore to natural wonders like the Wind… Read More
Washington, D.C. is full of historic tourist attractions to visit. It has been home to almost every U.S. president and has many museums and monuments to explore. For anyone visiting America… Read More
The silvery gibbon, an endangered primate found in the forests of Java, Indonesia, is receiving attention and support from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the Aspi… Read More
Photo credit: Kjokkenutstyr [CC BY-SA 4.0]Macronutrients are the building blocks needed to maintain health. The seemingly simple concept is the source of debate among scientists, nutritionis… Read More
An Austrian ornithologist has successfully reintroduced the northern bald ibis, a bird that was extinct in Europe for 400 years, by leading them along their natural migration route with an u… Read More
A baby beaver has been spotted in the Bay Area near Palo Alto, marking the first known sighting of breeding beavers in the area in 160 years. The baby beaver was captured on a trail camera… Read More
Australian and Canadian scientists have discovered a way to transform toxic mine waste, known as 'tailings', into fertile soil capable of supporting crops. Traditionally, tailings are hazard… Read More
Some hospitals in South Australia, including Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals, have reintroduced face mask mandates for all staff and visitors due to a new wave of COVID-19 cases. The Nort… Read More