Category: Federal-State Relations

GOP Runs 7 Figure Campaign on Dems’ Partisan Election Reform Push in Congress

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Senatorial Committee’s (NRSC) are beginning ad campaigns this week and early next week to have their say on the Democrats’ election reform bill S.1, which they are calling a “power grab.” The RNC has designated a six-figure sum to an ad campaign that will run in states…


Republican States Push Back Against Critical Race Theory

Republicans in at least seven states have introduced proposals that would ban the teaching concepts of the quasi-Marxist critical race theory (CRT). The measures range from banning government agencies from conducting training based on the theory to prohibiting the incorporation of the concepts into school curricula. The efforts follow President Joe Biden’s reversal of last year’s executive order…


Biggest Risk to ‘Convention of States’ Project Is Inadvertently Pulling US Constitution to the Left: Expert

Robert Brown, a constitutional expert at the John Birch Society, a political advocacy group for small government, told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” program that there are risks associated with the Convention of States project. Some conservatives have proposed it as a way to amend the U.S. Constitution and pull it further to the right, but…


Gov. DeSantis to Take Executive Emergency Action Against Vaccine Passports

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference on Monday that he will be taking emergency executive action shortly against the concept of Americans needing a vaccine passport to be able to travel domestically and internationally. “We’re not supportive of that. I think it’s something that people have certain freedoms and individual liberties to…


CDC Extends Nationwide Eviction Ban Amid Legal Challenges

The Biden administration has extended the nation’s eviction moratorium to shield those who struggle to pay rent from being removed from their home for another three months. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed the extension Monday. The moratorium that was set to expire on March 31, 2021…


Gov. DeSantis Asks CDC to Reverse ‘Baseless’ No-sail Order for Cruises

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for announcing on Wednesday that a no-sail order on cruise ships would remain in place until Nov. 1. On Friday, the Governor sat down with Florida officials in a roundtable to discuss the importance of the industry, calling the order “baseless.” During the…


South Dakota Governor Signs Bills to Protect Gun Rights

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed into law three bills concerning gun ownership and the use of deadly force earlier this week, fortifying Second Amendment protections for gun owners in the state. The laws include restrictions for gun seizure and fee reductions for concealed-carry permits, as well as clarification for the use of deadly…


West Virginia Republicans Advance Bills Aimed at Protecting Gun Rights

Four pieces of legislation aimed at protecting the rights of gun owners are advancing in West Virginia’s Republican-controlled state legislature, as Democrats in Washington renew their push for gun control. West Virginia’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday discussed and approved one proposed amendment to the state Constitution, two bills that would relax state laws on gun…


14 States Sue Biden Administration Over Oil and Gas Leasing Executive Order

A group of GOP attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its executive action pausing new oil and gas drilling on federal land. In their lawsuit, filed (pdf) on Wednesday in the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 13 attorneys general sought to end the suspension of issuing new oil…


14 States Sue Biden Administration Over Oil, Gas Leasing Moratorium

A group of Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its executive action pausing new oil and gas drilling on federal land. In their lawsuit, filed (pdf) on March 24 in the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 13 state attorneys general sought to end the suspension of issuing…