Texas Democats continue their holdout and refuse to return to state Capitol As the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott begins his third attempt at passing new election laws, Texas Democrats still refuse to return to Austin as of August 7 In a joint statement Saturday, Democrats said 26 of them would remain “part of an… Continue reading Legislative News – 08-07-2021
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Legislative News – 08-05-2021
Texas Governor requests new legislative session in an attempt to pass GOP Voting Laws Governor Greg Abbot of Texas has ordered another legislative session in an attempt at passing a GOP voting bill to begin on August 7 This announcement comes after more than 50 Democrats scrambled to fly out of Texas on July 12… Continue reading Legislative News – 08-05-2021
Legislative News – 07-19-2021
Republicans signal disapproval for Biden’s expensive infrastructure plan Today (7/19) President Joe Biden has said that his $1.8 trillion infrastructure plan must be passed in order to keep the economy’s momentum For the Wednesday deadline set by the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the GOP motioned their opposition for the procedural vote Republicans as a… Continue reading Legislative News – 07-19-2021
Legislative News – 07-20-2021
Federal Court cancels Indiana Voter Registration Purge Law The voter Registration Purge Law in Indiana has been cancelled by the federal court The law was intended to restrict voter registrations for individuals who appear to have registered in another state for voting and the decision to block this law was released on Monday Bipartisan infrastructure… Continue reading Legislative News – 07-20-2021
Legislative News – 07-13-2021
Residential/Business solar power fees in Alabama causes federal lawsuit Homeowners and Environmental groups in Alabama have filed a federal lawsuit against the state regulators for approving Alabama’s Solar Power fees on customers who have on-site or rooftop solar Alabama Power argues that the fees are needed to maintain the infrastructure that provides backup power to customers… Continue reading Legislative News – 07-13-2021
Legislative News – 07-12-2021
Senators from holdout states want new plan similar to Medicaid Coming from states that have not accepted the expansion of Medicaid , Three Democratic US Senators want the federal government to come up with a plan similar to Medicaid Today (Monday) Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia along with Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin… Continue reading Legislative News – 07-12-2021
Legislative News – 07-10-2021
As GOP weighs in on voting law, group of Democrats plan to walk Among a small group of Democrats, they prepare to stage a second walkout again in order to stop a voting measure in Texas from being passed Republicans this weekend have intended to advance the new election bill which would restrict polling places… Continue reading Legislative News – 07-10-2021
California News – 07-06-2021
Homeowner in Modesto California shoots and kills suspected intruder After causing a shootout, a rural California homeowner has shot and killed a suspected home intruder The intruder was identified as Rodney Lee Martin who was 41 years od and was found inside the home with a stolen firearm with his body Authorities were told that… Continue reading California News – 07-06-2021
National News – 5-25-2021
One injured after gunfire near George Floyd Square on first anniversary At least one person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after gunshots were reported near the spot where George Floyd was killed one year ago, a spokesperson for the Minneapolis Police Department said Tuesday The Associated Press earlier reported that as many as 30 shots were heard… Continue reading National News – 5-25-2021