Category: Lawmaker

Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Scrap COVID Vaccine Personal Belief Exemption for California Students

SACRAMENTO—A California state lawmaker proposed on Jan. 24 to eliminate personal belief exemptions and expand upon a state COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all school students. “We have an opportunity here to keep kids safe,” Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) said Monday during a California Medical Association news conference, where the legislator and pediatrician announced details of the…


Proposed Bill Requires All California K-12 Students Get Vaccinated for COVID-19

SACRAMENTO—A bill was introduced Jan. 24 that would require all students K–12 in California to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and eliminate the personal belief exemption. Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a statewide school vaccination mandate, but it will not take effect statewide until a vaccine receives full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)….


Two Weeks After Trudeau, Team Canada Delegation Wraps up Latest DC Visit

WASHINGTON—Canada’s international trade minister is wrapping up her latest official visit to the U.S. capital−her second since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the White House last month. Mary Ng led a multipartisan Team Canada mission to Capitol Hill for several days of meetings with U.S. lawmakers to talk about a number of lingering irritants….


US Lawmaker Blames Boeing Leaders for Culture That Led to Crashes

WASHINGTON—A senior U.S. House Democrat who oversaw a massive investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX said on Friday the indictment of a former chief technical pilot should not be the end of the accountability in the two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. “Senior leaders throughout Boeing are responsible for the culture of concealment that…


Ex-Hong Kong Lawmaker, Held Under Security Law, Gets Bail for Father’s Funeral

HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on Friday granted emergency bail to former Democratic Party leader Wu Chi-Wai, detained on charges of breaking the city’s national security law, so he can attend his father’s funeral, the South China Morning Post reported. Wu is among 47 opposition figures charged with conspiracy to commit subversion by participating in…


Burma Parcel Bomb Blasts Kill 5 Including Ousted Lawmaker—Media

Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Burma (also known as Myanmar) have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military rule, media reported on Tuesday. Since the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was overthrown in a…


Michigan State Lawmaker Charged With DUI, Resisting Arrest, Weapons Charges

Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones was charged with a DUI, resisting arrest, and weapons charges earlier this month. But newly released dashcam footage shows Jones, a Democrat, being arrested after he allegedly drunkenly crashed his vehicle and arguing with police. Jones allegedly taunted the officers who were arresting him on Interstate 96 in Fowlerville, which…


NY State Lawmaker Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Wife

A New York lawmaker was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly choking his estranged wife, police said. State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, a Democrat who represents part of the Bronx, was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, NYPD spokesperson Detective Sophia Mason said, reported The Associated Press. Mason added that police were called to the state senator’s Bronx home…


Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Riot Charged With 2 Misdemeanors

A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this week has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the building. Derrick Evans, 35, a Republican and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was among other people from the state who traveled to…


Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Protest Charged With 2 Misdemeanors

A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this week has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the building. Derrick Evans, 35, a Republican and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was among other people from the state who traveled to…