Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., made it official Monday afternoon, submitting a resignation letter that says he will leave office on Jan. 8. That would be only three days after Gov.-elect Jim Pillen takes the oath of office. Pillen, a Columbus pork producer and veterinarian, is …
Read More »A Record-Setting Number Of Women Will Serve In State Legislatures In 2023
Jennifer Shutt, Nevada Current A record number of women will soon serve in state legislatures, breaking the previous cap of female lawmakers by at least 69 seats and bringing total representation to more than 32%, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. States will have at least 2,376 …
Read More »Bipartisan Bill Would Require Human Trafficking Hotline To Be Posted In Every U.S. Port Of Entry
Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Each year, tens of thousands of people text or call 1-888-373-7888, the national human trafficking hotline. Now, lawmakers are pushing to require that number to be posted in every airport, bus station, rail station and all ports of entry in the United States. …
Read More »Georgia Voters Get Final Say On Senate Race, Balance Of Power On Election Day
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder A busy early voting period wrapped up Friday with more than 1.8 million Georgians having cast in-person votes in the runoff pitting Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock against Republican Herschel Walker. A large turnout is also expected at the polls Tuesday as Georgia voters have their …
Read More »Another Child Tax Credit Extension Eyed By Sen. Bennet At End Of Lame Duck Session
Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline As Congress nears the end of its lame duck session, one of Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s top priorities is seeking support for expanding the child tax credit again. An expanded child tax credit passed as part of the American Rescue Plan Act at the beginning …
Read More »GOP Silence on Trump’s Call to Axe Constitution Reveals ‘Full Embrace of Fascism’: House Dem
Repeating his thoroughly disproven lie that the 2020 election was stolen, former President Donald Trump called Saturday for discarding the U.S. Constitution to overturn his loss. In response, pro-democracy advocates argued that Trump’s comments, other recent actions, and the refusal of GOP lawmakers to denounce them are reflective of the …
Read More »Here’s When Drug Prices Will Start To Decrease For Medicare Recipients
Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder Starting next month, a $35 cap on insulin prices will go into effect for millions of Medicare recipients. The lower pricing is one of the first of several policy measures Americans will see in the coming months and years under the Inflation Reduction Act signed into …
Read More »Democrats Strip Iowa Of First-In-The-Nation Prize, Tap South Carolina For First Primary
by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Voters in South Carolina would go first in picking Democratic presidential nominees, followed by Nevada, New Hampshire, Georgia and Michigan if their states go along with a proposal a key Democratic National Committee panel approved Friday. The Rules and Bylaws Committee’s nearly unanimous voice vote …
Read More »With GOP House Control Looming, Pascrell Calls for Swift Release of Trump Tax Records
Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams It took U.S. House lawmakers more than three-and-a-half years to get their hands on former President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, but with Republicans assuming control of the chamber next month, Democrats are quickly running out of time to examine and publish the highly sought-after records. …
Read More »Walker, Warnock Make Final Pitches To Georgia Voters In Senate Runoff
Stephen Fowler and Riley Bunch, GPB News After tens of millions of dollars in TV ads and mailers, texts and calls, canvassing and campaign stops, the U.S. Senate runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will soon be over. Whomever Georgia voters elect will serve the state in …
Read More »House Committee to Investigate Alito Leak, Right-Wing Lobbying at Supreme Court
Julia Conley, Common Dreams U.S. Supreme Court watchdogs on Thursday applauded the House Judiciary Committee for announcing it will hold a hearing next week regarding allegations that Justice Samuel Alito leaked at least one of the court’s rulings to right-wing activists—and called on the Senate to follow suit in the …
Read More »Biden Signs Bill That Staves Off Railroad Workers Strike
Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch Joe Biden on Friday signed into law a resolution intended to avert a freight rail strike, based on an agreement reached between some rail unions and freight rail companies. Several unions did not agree with the deal passed by Congress because it lacked paid sick …
Read More »Supreme Court Wrestles Over Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Policy
Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Biden administration has the right to decide which undocumented immigrants federal agents should prioritize for deportation. During the two hours of arguments, the court’s conservative justices sounded skeptical of the Biden administration’s efforts to …
Read More »Supreme Court To Review Biden Student Debt Relief Plan In February
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hear oral arguments in February over a legal challenge by six Republican-led states to the Biden administration student borrower relief plan. Until the arguments are heard and the court issues a ruling, the $400 billion Biden plan is on hold due to …
Read More »Senate Averts Freight Rail Strike, But Bid To Include Worker Sick Leave Fails
Ariana Figueroa, Nebraska Examiner The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to codify an agreement the White House brokered between rail unions and freight companies in order to avoid a catastrophic rail strike, but fell short of enough votes to include paid sick leave for workers. The Senate backed the rail …
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