In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, the UN announced the release of its Global Assessment report Monday, pointing to over 1 million species currently threatened with extinction, declining at an alarming, accelerating rate. A 40-page policy summary was released Monday, and the full 1,000+ page report will be released this week. According to [...]
A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio’s congressional map was an unconstitutional gerrymander. The court ordered new maps to be drawn by June 14 so that they can be approved and used in the 2020 election. A three-judge panel for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio said the map was intentionally [...]
Florida’s legislature on Thursday gave approved a bill that would ban so-called “sanctuary cities,” requiring local government agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. SB 168 was approved by a vote of 22-18 in the Senate and a vote of 68-45 in the House. The bill now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis, who has previously [...]
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved HB 7093 (School Safety Bill), which will expand opportunities for teachers to become armed school guardians. The bill will be passed on to Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it. The School Safety Bill will loosen the requirements of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, which was enacted in [...]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday restored all 82 nominees who were appointed to governmental positions by former governor Scott Walker in the lame-duck session following his campaign loss to Governor Tony Evers. The ruling follows a recent decision by the 3rd District of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which stayed a lower court’s decision finding the appointments and legislation [...]
US Attorney General William Barr declined to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday morning. Barr has been at odds with the Democratic leadership of the committee since the beginning of the week over the format of the hearing. House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) wanted each committee member to have five minutes to question [...]
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Democrats could move forward with a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump alleging that the Trump Organization is in breach of the Constitution’s ban on “emoluments.” The lawsuit centers on the issue of whether the profits that the president’s business interests earn from foreign governments are “emoluments”—meaning [...]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that asking about a concealed weapon during a traffic stop does not violate the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. John Patrick Wright was charged with carrying a concealed weapon in violation of Wisconsin State Statute § 941.23(2). Two Milwaukee police officers pulled Wright over for having his passenger headlight [...]
The Alabama House approved House Bill 314 Tuesday making it a criminal felony for a doctor to perform an abortion except where the life of the mother is in jeopardy. If enacted, the bill will make the performance of an abortion by a doctor in violation of this act a Class A felony with a [...]
Governor Janet Mills of Maine introduced a bill to the state legislature on Tuesday that calls for the state to increase the use of renewable energy such that 80 percent of electricity consumed in the state comes from renewable sources by 2030. The bill also calls for the creation of the Maine Climate Change Council [...]
