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Legislative News – 11-01-2021

K Buenavista — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:33:31 +0000

As recently approved by Tennessee’s General Assembly, Tennessee schools will have to face strict obstacles if they plan to implement mask mandates
State Republicans recently signed off new rules that protect the freedom of parents and their kids in public school to choose whether they to wear masks or not

Lawmakers in Delaware have approved new legislative district maps in order to show population changes over the past decade based on U.S. Census Data
According to Census population data from 2020, the standard population number for each Senate district is 47,140 and 24,145 for each House district

K Buenavista — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 02:10:17 +0000

Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker on August 18 filed a $1.6 billion supplemental budget to give unemployment insurance relief for employees
The money provided in this legislation relies mainly on the $5 billion surplus coming from increased tax revenues which were unexpected

Recently, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 84 which requires schools to allow parents to opt out of mask requirements for students
Lieutenant Governor, Randy McNally threatened ‘other remedial options’ if districts don’t allow opt-outs as Nashville and Memphis school districts oppose the order but nevertheless noted: “I Trust local school boards to make their own decisions to keep students safe at school.”

K Buenavista — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 02:03:20 +0000

Republican lawmakers in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are opposed by police officers who are against the push to loosen gun laws
The latest push for gun laws to drop requirements for people to receive background checks and training before carrying handguns in public
With increasing gun violence across the U.S., many law enforcement agencies have difficulty managing spikes and believe stricter gun requirements will help solve the issue

On August 9 Senate Democrats have unveiled their budget resolution that plans $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks that they believe will strengthen environmental and social programs
Included in this funding would be more funds for health care, education, and family services which will be paid for by tax increases on corporations and the rich