Montana Senate endorses bill to codify definition of biological sex in state law
Montana Senate endorses bill to codify definition of biological sex in state law
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Democratic lawmakers didn't hold back their anger Thursday at a House hearing about social media and censorship when a pair of Republican witnesses delivered testimony and left without being questioned. The shouting began after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), the former attorney general of Missouri, and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) testified before the House Judiciary subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government about what they claimed was the Biden administration's effor
- Rolling Stone
Democrats Call Out Jim Jordan’s Hypocrisy During Chaotic Weaponization Hearing
House Republicans haven't make much progress rooting out supposed "deep state" conspiracies since taking power
- Sacramento Bee
California Democrat kicked off committee after casting ‘no’ vote on Gavin Newsom oil penalty
‘Stand alone if you must, but always stand for the truth,’ Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains of Kern County tweeted after the vote.
- NBC News
McCarthy says Republicans will pass their own debt limit bill if Biden won't talk
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that House Republicans are prepared to pass their own debt ceiling bill if President Joe Biden won't agree to negotiate it.
- Tallahassee Democrat
Gun owners get right to carry without a permit in Florida – but not where lawmakers meet
The measure does away with background checks, training, and fees for a concealed weapons license. There are more than 2.6 million CWL holders.
- INSIDER
Republicans want to cut $1 trillion in spending — and instead of introducing 1 bill, they've introduced 500 to do just that
GOP lawmakers just put forth over 500 ideas on areas they might want to cut spending, with some including typos like "Educcation" and "Enironmental."
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Members of KY House GOP kicked off committees at final hour. Some suggest it’s ‘retaliation.’
After being kicked off multiple House committees in the final hour of session, one House representative says that it’s “retaliation.” U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie called it “short sighted” and said it had “an air of pettiness.”
- Raleigh News and Observer
NC lawmakers propose doubling the renewal period for most driver’s licenses
House budget also permits more online license renewals.
- The Topeka Capital-Journal
'Continuing down this path will kill Kansas kids': Anti-vaccine bills pass Kansas Senate
Kansas Republicans split on anti-vaccine and anti-public health bills in the Senate, with Topeka Sen. Kristen O'Shea leading small GOP opposition.
- The Hill
McCarthy offers to make Biden ‘soft food’ lunch if he will meet on debt limit
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered to make President Biden a “soft food” lunch if he agrees to meet on the debt limit. “He is making the decision that he wants to put the economy in jeopardy. I don’t know what more I can do and how easy — I would bring lunch to the White…
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Arizona environmental agency urges public to avoid orange liquid in rural Yavapai area
An Arizona resident found the orange liquid and orange soil near Sheldon Road and South Midnight Snap Lane in Walker, a place southeast of Prescott.
- Fresno Bee
Tulare Lake’s return expected to be a long-term issue. Here’s what Gavin Newsom is doing
State officials have been in the region to help with management.
- KMSP
Gov. Walz, former Congresswoman Giffords call for gun safety legislation
During a press conference on Thursday, March 30, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords called for gun safety legislation.
- Politico
Automakers are resigned. Manchin is furious. Europe has to wait.
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- INSIDER
A Texas House committee hearing was derailed after prank names like 'Connie Lingus' and 'Anita Dickenmee' were called for public comment
The meeting on March 29, which was to hear concerns that Texans might have about legislation, took an unexpected and hilarious turn.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Arizona's firearms obsessed Republican lawmakers place a ban on saving lives
Rep. Jennifer Longdon's firearms safe storage bill wouldn't prevent any gun or ammo sales but could prevent the accidental death of a young person.
- USA TODAY
Is social media censorship a problem? Heated House hearing clash divides Democrats, GOP
The hearing was about a lawsuit Missouri and Louisiana filed accusing the White House and FBI of pressuring Facebook and Twitter to suppress posts.
- The Hill
‘This is a mockery and a disgrace’: House weaponization panel descends into yelling
A hearing of the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government descended into a shouting match on Thursday when Democrats raised objections to the Republican decision to allow witnesses to leave the hearing without being cross examined. The committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), used the hearing to target what it alleges…
- Reuters
Minnesota's 21-year age minimum for handgun carry permits struck down
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public, finding it violated the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The order by U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez in St. Paul is the latest in a series of legal defeats for state gun control measures following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights nationwide. The state's 21-year age minimum, enacted as part of a 2003 gun control law, had been challenged in a 2021 lawsuit by three gun rights groups - Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation - and three individuals.
- Yahoo News
How a judge's visit to Stanford has changed the debate over free speech on campus
A confrontation this month between a conservative judge and left-wing students at Stanford Law School may mark a turning point in the free speech debate, according to a prominent legal writer and analyst who has covered the controversy closely.