Legislation

Honor All Those Who Serve Us On Memorial Day

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Military Dogs, Richard Blumenthal, Memorial Day, Armed Forces, Canine, Military Working Dogs, Walter Jones, Aspca, Animals, Dogs, Legislation, Animal Advocacy, Veterans, Impact News

This Memorial Day, as we remember all the brave men and women who have given their lives to protect our freedoms, let's not forget the sacrifices of the military working dogs who have served alongside them.

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Public Policy and Obesity

Lora Rosenblum | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Soda Tax, Obesity, Junk Food, Legislation, Soda, Public Policy, Obamacare, Mandated Health Care, Public Health, Thesis Project, Thesis-Project, College News

What was it that calorie labeling had that the soda tax did not -- or vice versa -- and more generally, what does this say about the current opportunity for obesity related legislation?

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What's Really Behind the War on Women

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women in Politics, Politics, National Debt, Women's Issues, Stacey Morrison, Bloggers, American Dream, Mommy Wars, Elections 2012, Republican War Against Women, Bipartisan, Legislation, Blogher, Culture, War on Women, Women News

The more alienated we feel from each other, the easier we are to manipulate and distract.

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IRS Rule Could Threaten Some Banks' 'Viability'

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Offshore Bank Accounts, Treasury Department, Video, Miami Herald, Irs, Guggenheim Partners, Internal Revenue Service, Reuters, US Banks, US Congress, Tax Evasion, Legislation, Non-U.S. Depositors, Business News

April 17 (Reuters) - Banks in Texas, Florida and other southern states could face a pull-out of non-U.S. depositors due to a new U.S. rule finalized...

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Florida and Arizona Officially Merge, Plan to Enact Craziest Laws Ever

Spencer Green | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Gun Laws, Stand Your Ground, Stand Your Ground Law, Florida, Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law, Legislation, Florida Legislature, Stupid Laws, Satire, Comedy, Comedy News

In a move that had been expected for some time, the states of Florida and Arizona have merged in an effort to consolidate financial resources and to enact a series of laws even more insane than the ones that either state had passed individually.

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City May Soon Charge Fee To Sit In Park

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Jacksonville, State Budgets, Video, State Jounral-Register, Fiscal Year, North Las Vegas, Budget Gaps, Picnic, City Council, Wallet, Legislation, National Parks, Central Falls, City Park, City Budget, Business News

Imagine having to pay to sit on the grass. That could be happening soon in North Las Vegas, where the city council is considering charging residen...

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Link Rape Crisis Funding to Strip Clubs

Sheila Simon | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Illinois Senate, Rape Crisis Center, Illinois, Sheila Simon, Sexual Abuse, Illinois Legislature, Strip Club Tax, Legislation, Domestic Violence, Strip Clubs, Illinois Politics, Chicago News

Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Those are the hours that rape crisis centers work the phones and respond to victims of rape and sexual assault across Illinois. We do not want to see a day when those phone calls go unanswered.

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Could Connecticut Be the First to Get Serious About Shareholders Rights Post-Citizens United?

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Shareholders, Connecticut, Elections 2012, Money in Politics, Citizens United, Legislation, Investors, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Connecticut has a clear path forward with the blessing of the Supreme Court. They can adopt a requirement that shareholders get a say on politics. With any hope, Connecticut can be the mouse that roars, exhibiting national leadership in this post-Citizens United America.

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Ag-Gag Bills Threaten Our Children, Our Freedom and Our Animals

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Ag Gag Bill, First Amendment, Aspca, Animals, Legislation, Agriculture, Slaughterhouse, Impact News

It's ironic when you think about it. The individuals targeted by Ag-Gag laws are not the criminals who are beating or stabbing animals (as seen on some undercover videos).

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WATCH: Tennessee Passes Anti-Evolution Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Intelligent Design, Education, Video, Creationism, Talk Nerdy to Me, Tennessee, Scopes Trial, Anti-Evolution, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Evolution, Global Warming Denial, Legislation, Classroom, Science News

Monday evening, a new bill was approved by the Tennessee Senate that will protect teachers who wish to promote "alternate" scientific theories. What does this mean for the students?

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The Bottom Line: How Investing in Our Fisheries Pays Off

Lee Crockett | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Science, Senate, Oceans, Overfishing, Fisheries, Legislation, Noaa, Green News

Sometimes, an idea comes forward in Washington that actually brings together people who normally disagree. The Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act (FIRRA) of 2012 does that and more.

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U.S. Fuel Economy: Past, Present and Future

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Fuel, Automakers, Politics, Regulation, Cars, Miles Per Gallon, Fuel Economy, Policy, Automobile, Legislation, Transportation, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), Obama Gas Prices, Obama Fuel Efficiency, Obama Mpg, Rising Gas Prices, Green News

OK, amidst the discussion of rising gas prices, we have some good news on the car front. The average mpg for cars sold in the United States is on an upward climb, and has been for a while.

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U.S-China: Headed for Trade War?

Ann Lee | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Global Trade, China, Trade, Global Trade Watch, Legislation, Business News

Rather than protect American jobs, punitive duties will make products more expensive to American consumers and companies.

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Public Health for Nincompoops

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Virginia, Government, Healthy Living Health News, Women's Rights, Family Planning, Marijuana, Reproductive Rights, Illegal Drugs, Dr. David Katz, Public Health, Contraception, Legislation, Women's Health and Rights, U.S Public Health, Drug Policy Public Health, Women's Health, Health Care Reform, Congress Women's Health, Politics News

Consistency, it is said, is the mark of a true champion. Utter lack of consistency, therefore, must indicate something else entirely. I'll be kind and call it: nincompoopery. When it comes to public health policy, we are a pack of utter nincompoops.

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Bill Would Outlaw Tip-Skimming By Hotels, Restaurants

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Hotels, Low-Wage Workers, Workers, Restaurants, Employment, Jobs, Gratuity, Rhode Island, Providence, Legislation, Restaurant-Lobby, Business News

A bill introduced in Rhode Island's legislature this week would prevent restaurants and hotels in the state from pocketing portions of the "service fe...

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'Caylee's Law' Rejected In Iowa -- Tougher Parenting Bills In Trouble Around US

AP | By MIKE GLOVER | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Iowa, Caylee Anthony Murder, Caylee's Law, Video, Caylees Law Iowa, Casey Anthony Trial, Casey Anthony Caylee Anthony, Des Moines, Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony Verdict, Legislation, Missing Children, Crime News

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Lawmakers under pressure from constituents in the months after the Casey Anthony trial have found it's not easy to toughen penalti...

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CO HB 12-1049: Bringing Common Sense to Education in Colorado

Nancy Cronk | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Education, Csaps, Tcaps, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Students, Legislation, Reproductive Education, Colorado, Judy Solano, Csap, Denver News

Colorado State Representative Judy Solano recently introduced CO HB 12-1049, giving parents the authority to decide if their child should take the TCA...

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3 Iowa Teens Push Helmet Law In Honor Of Friend Who Died In Moped Accident

Iowa City Patch | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Helmet, Caroline Van Voorhis, Herman Quirmbach, Olivia Lundgren, Leah Murray, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Caroline Found, Brain Injury Association of Iowa, Legislation, Helmet Law, Rob Hogg, Bob Dvorsky, Impact News

The friends of former West High student Caroline Found describe her as being outgoing and gregarious. Caroline was the sort of person who would go ...

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Spill Cleanup? Just a Cost of Doing Business?

Jackie Savitz | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Taxes, Tax Code, Congress, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Bp, Tax-Cuts, Subsidies, Tax Breaks, Gulf Oil Spill, Transocean, Legislation, Politics, Politics News, Oil Industry, Big Oil, Hastings, Treasury, Oil, Our Oceans, BP Oil Spill, Oceans, Bill, Green News

Congress and the Administration should be doing much more in response to the Gulf Spill. But at the very least passing the Oil Spill Tax Fairness Act would be a good first step.

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Message to Missouri Schools: If They Don't Sound Like Us, Check Their Papers

Randy Turner | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Tuition Tax Credits, Vouchers, Steve Tilley, Will Kraus, Immigration, Missouri, Education News, Legislation, Rex Sinquefield, Education News

Missouri State Sen. Will Kraus would like to see Missouri join Arizona and Alabama in requiring public schools to become the law enforcement arm of a right-wing agenda.

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House Passes First Crowdfunding Legislation

Jeff Steele | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Tim Johnson, Securities and Exchange Commission, Crowdfunding, Securities, Legislation, Film Finance, Crowdsourcing, Hr-2930, Entertainment News

The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed its first significant crowdfunding legislation, in the form of H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act....

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Car Service Cartels Use Regulation to Crush Competitors

HuffingtonPost.com | J. L. Greene | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Taxis, Nashville, Minneapolis, Taxi Medallions, Limousines, National Institute of Justice, Nasvhille Conventions and Visitors Bureau, Legislation, Las Vegas, Transportation, Austin Texas, Livery Vehicles, Dc, Houston, Tennessee Livery Association, Prince George's County, Washington, Milwaukee, Visit Music City, Portland Oregon, Little Rock, Livery Cars, Nashville Metropolitan City Council, Gaylord Opryland, Institute for Justice, Denver, Video, Home News

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- In June 2010 the Nashville Metropolitan City Council passed legislation raising the city's minimum fee for limo and sedan rentals, ...

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Suppression Begets Suppression

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Israel, Legislation, Democracy, World News

Saving Israeli democracy will be immensely difficult, for it cannot be done without ending the occupation. This is both hopeful and fair, for saving Israeli democracy will also finally mean justice for the Palestinians. How could it, and indeed -- why should it -- be any different?

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A Changing Climate About Climate Change in D.C.?

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Ben Santer, House of Representatives, Ed Markey, Richard Muller, America?S Climate Choices, Climate Scientist, Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, Temperatures, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Solar Forcing, Climate Skeptics, Best, Henry Waxman, Policy, Climate Change Attribution, Temperature Station, Legislation, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Sunspots, Temperature Records, Politics, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Climate Science, Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, Global Temperatures, Green News

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a Congressional resolution marking the end of climate skepticism -- or the beginning of major climate legislation -- any time soon.

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New Smoking Ban Proposed For Federal Buildings

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Ted Stevens, Video, General Services Administration, Gsa, Susan Davis, Smoking, Smoking Ban, FEDERAL BUILDINGS, Legislation, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would ban smoking in all federal buildings. The Smoke-Free Federal Buildings Act,...

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