Virginia moved another step closer to ending capital punishment on Friday when the state House joined the Senate in voting to abolish the death penalty… Continue Reading
Pentagon will deploy troops to assist COVID-19 vaccine drive
The Pentagon will deploy troops to assist getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said Friday… Continue Reading
Bill would require minimum wage pay for Maryland inmates
Del. Terri Hill, D–Baltimore and Howard, wants to raise the stipend for all inmate work volunteers to as close to minimum wage as possible… Continue Reading
Senate OKs fast-track of COVID aid, Harris casts tie-breaker
The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support… Continue Reading
Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committees
Greene was on the Education and Labor, and Budget, committees… Continue Reading
Biden halts Trump-ordered US troops cuts in Germany
President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun… Continue Reading
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez seek ‘climate emergency’ declaration
With Democrats in charge of Congress and the White House, progressive lawmakers including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pushing the Biden administration … Continue Reading
Northam calls special session to extend legislature’s work
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a move Thursday to effectively extend the length of this year’s legislative session to its customary 46-day length… Continue Reading
Maryland lawmakers announce unemployment reform package
Maryland lawmakers announced a package of measures to overhaul the state’s unemployment system Thursday… Continue Reading
Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate… Continue Reading
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