House Democrats have released their long-awaited bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress, senior government officials, and U.S. Supreme Court justices, with the legislation seeking to cut conflicts of interest, increase transparency around enforcement, and make penalties for noncompliance more painful. The text of the bill (pdf), titled “Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in…
Democrats Release Bill to Ban Stock Trading by Members of Congress, SCOTUS
Democrats Release Legislation to Ban Stock Trading by Members of Congress, SCOTUS
House Democrats have released their long-awaited proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress, senior government officials, and U.S. Supreme Court justices, with the measure seeking to cut conflicts of interest, increase transparency around enforcement, and make penalties for noncompliance more painful. The text of the legislation (pdf), “Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in…
Marijuana Stays on Doping Banned List; Opiate Tramadol Added
GENEVA—Marijuana use will remain banned at sports events after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Friday resisted calls to change its status on the list of prohibited substances. The agency was asked to review the status of THC—the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis—after the case of United States sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who did not go to the…
Sen. Rubio Blasts California’s Gas Car Ban as Self-Defeating ‘Silliness’
September 19, 2022
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) took aim at California’s plans to ban gas-powered cars, telling reporters at a recent press conference in Florida that due to continued reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity to charge electric vehicles (EVs), the scheme is self-defeating and silly. Rubio made the remarks during a press conference in West Palm…
More States Move Toward Banning Gas-Powered Vehicles
Seventeen states follow California’s rigid vehicle emission requirements instead of federal standards, and now they’re considering following California’s lead in its gas-powered vehicle ban. Indeed, Oregon said it’ll update its Advanced Clean Cars II law proposal to include a gas-powered vehicle ban in 2035. And Washington said it would adopt a version of California’s rule…
Oregon to Join California in Move to Ban Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales
Oregon has joined a list of more than a dozen states vowing to follow California’s lead in banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The move comes as California urges residents not to charge their electric vehicles during a heatwave to avoid straining the electric grid. An Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Advisory Committee…
California Grid Warns of ‘Flex Alerts,’ Suggests Residents Not to Charge Electric Cars
August 31, 2022
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Californians were warned by the state’s grid operator that they might be asked not to charge electric vehicles in the coming days to prevent blackouts amid a regional heatwave—coming less than a week after state regulators voted to phase out new gas-powered vehicles in favor of electric cars by 2035. California Independent System Operator said…
US Ban on Smoking in Public Housing Is Upheld
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ban on smoking in federally subsidized public housing. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properly enacted a 2016 rule requiring state and local public housing agencies to ban cigarettes, cigars, and pipes inside housing units and indoor common…
Anti-American Blogger Banned on Chinese Social Media After Admitting to Buying Property in the US
August 25, 2022
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A Chinese blogger known for his pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and anti-America rhetoric was banned on Chinese social media on Aug. 20. Sima Nan, whose real name is Yu Li, rose to fame for criticizing the United States. His outrageous rhetoric has won him the online title “anti-American warrior” and over 30 million followers on…
Arizona Judge Weighs State Request to Enforce Abortion Ban
PHOENIX—An Arizona attorney on Friday urged a judge to allow the state to enforce a near-total ban on abortions under a law that has been blocked for nearly 50 years through a now-overruled U.S. Supreme Court decision. Assistant Attorney General Beau Roysden said the judge’s role is simple: now that the high court has overturned…
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