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By HOPE YEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “I would like to see the … Read More “Jan. 6 Panelists: Enough Evidence Uncovered to Indict Trump | Political News” »
By MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press ALBANY, NY (AP) – New York would make it easier to sue for discriminatory voting policies and require localities with a history of civil rights violations to be approved before changing the election rules, under legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled assembly. and the Senate Thursday. A spokeswoman for Gov. Kathy … Read More “Protection of the Voting Rights Adopted by the New York Legislative Assembly New York News” »
By MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press ALBANY, NY (AP) – New York would make it easier to sue for discriminatory voting policies and require localities with a history of civil rights violations to be approved before changing the election rules, under legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled assembly. and the Senate Thursday. A spokeswoman for Gov. Kathy … Read More “Protection of the Voting Rights Adopted by the New York Legislative Assembly New York News” »
CNN – Members of the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill Monday that would expand security protection to the immediate family members of Supreme Court justices, following recent protests at some justices’ homes. The Supreme Court Police Parity Act was approved by unanimous consent, meaning no senators objected to its quick passage. The legislation must … Read More “Senators quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices” »
A borough leader and the City Council’s top Republican are teaming up to press passage of a bill that would give authorities some muscle to go after pervs who send out unwanted pictures of their junk. Council Minority Leader Joseph Borelli (R-Staten Island) introduced the bill Thursday – with Democratic Queens Borough President Donovan Richards’ … Read More “Joseph Borelli, Donovan Richards push crackdown on unwanted penis pics” »
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City. Just four months ago, city lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to require many ads for jobs in the nation’s most populous city to include salary ranges, in the … Read More “In NYC, Ads for Jobs Will Have to Say What They Pay | New York News” »
San Francisco CNN Business – April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant attention – and sales. But things have been heating up much earlier this year. In the first four days of April, the US House of Representatives (once again and narrowly) passed a bill to … Read More “US lawmakers are warming up to the cannabis industry” »
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday proposed that the General Assembly establish new misdemeanor penalties for people in possession of more than two ounces of marijuana, a move that was recommended last year by a state oversight agency. Youngkin’s proposal comes in the form of an amendment to a bill, which will go back to the … Read More “Youngkin wants penalties for people with more than 2 ounces of marijuana | State and Regional News” »
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation the House approved Friday as Democrats made the case for allowing states to set their own policies on pot. The bill is unlikely to become law since it is expected to die in the Senate. That would … Read More “House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana, but Senate Fate Dim | Washington, DC News” »
Millions of years ago, the Pacific Ocean covered the span of shallow land today known as the Los Angeles Basin. Sediments of phyto- and zooplankton accumulated in warm and stagnant water more than two kilometers deep. Successive geologic eras preserved and compressed these sediments until they were transformed into fluid hydrocarbons, which seeped their way … Read More “The End of Oil Drilling in LA” »
