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#legislation

The proposed amendment would eliminate school property taxes and replace them with funding sourced from state sales and income taxes, along with local earned income taxes.

Giant corporations should not be allowed to jack up your prices or lower your wages using data they got spying on you. Whether you know it or not, you may already be getting ripped off by corporations using your personal data to charge you more. This problem is only going to get worse, and Congress should act before this becomes a full-blown crisis.

"Our new bill is simple and common sense, and it can help fix our broken immigration system in the same kind of way that Republican President Ronald Reagan did many years ago," Padilla said. "No new bureaucracy, no new agency, just a simple date change to existing law."

The Maui County Council's housing committee voted 6-3 to pass the bill, which would close a loophole that has allowed owners of condos in apartment zones to rent their units for days or weeks at a time instead of a minimum of 180 days.

There is bipartisan interest in shining light into the murky world of art dealing. Kleptocrats, foreign adversaries and other bad actors abuse the opaque nature of the high-end art market to evade American sanctions and stow their loot behind the rule of law.

We all agree that student athletes deserve to be compensated for their contributions to college athletics, but the current environment is unsustainable and risks exploitation of student athletes.

Rep. Troy E. Nehls introduced a resolution to halt a plan to kill 450,000 barred owls over three decades, aimed at protecting threatened spotted owls.

Salvia Divinorum is recognized as one of the most powerful hallucinogenic plants, containing the active molecule Salvinorin-A, which has garnered attention in neurobiology research.

Rogers highlighted several overarching issues that could be a concern to local governments, including attempts to preempt the authority of Texas cities regarding regulations on guns or raising taxes.

Chair Sam Graves emphasized the importance of addressing fundamental infrastructure needs such as highways, roads, and bridges while seeking to reduce federal oversight.

"Many families were hoping that the draft legislation would allow for the £1m allowance to be transferable, bringing this into line with the rules on the nil-rate band and residence nil-rate band."

"We're in an uncertain fiscal environment for state governments overall, but it is encouraging to see that 29 states increased their funding for their arts agencies. Overall, we can say that state legislatures around the country are sustaining their investment in the arts."

An increase in arrests by masked ICE agents has spurred fear among local immigrant communities, so lawmakers are considering a ban on masks for accountability.

If the answer is that the biggest corporation in the world worth trillions of dollars can come take an individual author's work like Mr. Baldacci, lie about it, hide it, profit off of it, and there's nothing our law does about that, we need to change the law.

"There is a gap in the law around the planning of mass attacks that can be just as serious [as terrorism] in their implications for communities, their impact, the devastation that they can cause and the seriousness of the crime."

David Barton, a best-selling author and influential far-right Christian nationalist, argues that the separation of church and state is a myth, promoting the idea that the U.S. was founded as a Judeo-Christian nation.

"Every year, Congress votes to invest in death and destruction instead of healthcare, housing, clean air and water, or ending child poverty here at home," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

"I've been a professional dancer in Los Angeles for over a decade... but on April 3, 2022 those dreams were cut short as I was hit by an SUV that ran a red light."

The US government spent $5 trillion to stimulate the economy during the pandemic, but at least 6% was lost to fraud, prompting new legislative action.

Raising fees on lawful international visitors amounts to a self-imposed tariff on one of our nation's largest exports: international travel spending. These fees are not reinvested in improving the travel experience and do nothing but discourage visitation at a time when foreign travelers are already concerned about the welcome experience and high prices.

If we are serious about addressing the retirement crisis in America, corporations must be required to offer all of their workers a traditional pension plan that guarantees a monthly income in retirement.

Some representatives say that it's good for states to have the right to make their own independent AI regulation. Now, any of you who are developing IT or any sort of technical innovation realize that when you have 50 different states with 50 different regulations, you will have to have an entire department dedicated to knowing how to navigate that for interstate commerce.

Senate Bill 350 prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries for anyone under 21, threatening doctors and health professionals with severe penalties.

"These changes are essential to protecting teen mental health and fostering a healthier relationship with technology - one that serves, rather than exploits."

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act extends Pell Grants to low-income students enrolled in eligible short-term programs, expected to support hundreds of thousands of students annually.

"This is a path forward that ensures that we are now taking an evidence-based and data-based approach to delivering shelter, not a political or ideological approach," Mahmood said.

Troops often find themselves surrounded by gear they cannot legally fix. A bipartisan push is trying to allow troops to turn to their own wrenches to repair military equipment rather than relying on civilian contractors.

Nicole Ryan shared her seven-week baby scan in the Seanad to highlight shortcomings in laws around miscarriage and expressed disappointment with the Government's progress.