Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed House Bill 1570. The bill banned transgender youth from receiving gender reassignment surgeries and other treatments. “I must veto House Bill 1570,” Hutchinson said. “I have signed the veto…today, and I have notified the sponsors as well as the leadership of the House and Senate …
Read More »Twitter Reacts To Democrats Introducing $15 Minimum Wage Bill
On Tuesday, Democrats in the House and the Senate reintroduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “No person in America can make it on $8, $10 or $12 an hour.” Many lawmakers do not support the increase, believing that increasing …
Read More »Census Bureau To Cut All Counting Measures On September 30
The U.S. Census Bureau will end all field data collection efforts for the 2020 census on September 30, a month earlier than previously announced, according to a statement by bureau director Steven Dillingham on Monday. At that time, the bureau will cease all data collection efforts, including knocking on doors …
Read More »Republican House Leader Threatens Funding For States That Don’t Protect Statues
The leader of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, introduced legislation on Thursday that would cut federal aid to state and local governments if they do not protect statues. This comes after the nationwide attacks by protesters on monuments and statues of slave owners or those that fought for the …
Read More »House Passes Bill That Could Provide A Pathway To Citizenship For Many Undocumented Immigrants
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives recently passed a bill that could provide a pathway to citizenship for more than 1 million undocumented immigrants. The measure dubbed the “Dream and Promise Act of 2019,” was introduced in March. According to reports, it’s intended to address beneficiaries of the DACA program and …
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