WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Sens Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, from favoring their products and services. Amazon, for example, has been accused of using data from third-party sellers to determine what products it would…
Big Tech to Face Another Bipartisan US Antitrust Bill
October 16, 2021
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Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill That Sought to Promote More Diverse California State Workers
By Andrew Sheeler From The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week vetoed legislation that would have required the California Department of Human Resources to develop employee “upward mobility goals” that would factor in race, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, and physical and mental disabilities. Assembly Bill 105, authored by Assemblyman Chris Holden,…
US House Panel Considers Bill Curbing Dual-Class Stock
October 2, 2021
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NEW YORK—A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to discuss a draft bill requiring companies that go public with dual-class stock to sunset the structure after seven years, according to a copy of the proposed legislation published late Thursday. Dual-class share structures, which give some stockholders more voting power, are out of favor among investors,…
House Passes Bill to Send Payments to Victims of Likely Directed Energy Attacks
The House on Sept. 21 unanimously passed a bipartisan measure that would authorize payments to victims of likely directed energy attacks, also known as the Havana syndrome. The legislation, titled Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act, and led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), was approved by a 427–0 vote. It was first passed…
As Vaccine Mandates Become a Reality, a North Carolina Senator Attempts to Limit Overreach
As local school boards across the country vote on mask mandates for students, a bill that would require children to get parental consent before getting the vaccine has been brought before North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Republican state Sen. Joyce Krawiec, who sponsored House Bill 96, told The Epoch Times that she will also be…
Intent of a Proposed North Carolina Redistricting Bill Under Question
A Democrat-sponsored bill in the North Carolina Senate proposes to take redistricting authority out of nonpartisan control and into the Democrat-run state Board of Elections (BOE), according to Republican state Sen. Phil Berger. One of the Democrat sponsors of the bill, state Sen. Ben Clark, however, said the bill’s intent is to provide transparency to…
19 Republican Senators Join All Democrats to Pass $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate on Tuesday morning passed the $1.2 trillion White House-backed infrastructure bill after weeks of debate, although it’s not clear whether the bill will advance in the Democrat-controlled House. The measure, called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was hashed out by a bipartisan group of senators and President Joe Biden’s administration. The bill, which passed…
Senate to Vote on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
Senate on Verge of Voting on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
GOP Lawmakers Seek Democrat Support to Ban Critical Race Theory in Michigan Schools
July 17, 2021
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LANSING, Mich.—A group of Republican state representatives is working to garner some Democrat votes for a bill to ban critical race theory from being taught in Michigan’s nearly 900 public school districts. The measure was drafted by state Rep. Andrew Beeler, a member of the legislature’s education committee, and has ten Republican co-sponsors. Beeler told…
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