New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag ban has proved unsuccessful in curbing plastic consumption, with a new study showing that plastic use has tripled. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signed a bill that set the bag ban into motion in May 2022 in an effort to address plastic pollution, and he said it “will help mitigate climate […]
Republican leaders of the Missouri state Senate announced major changes to committee assignments on Tuesday after several hours of recent intraparty fighting. Only three weeks into the legislative session, GOP state Senate President Pro Tempore Caleb Rowden removed members of the newly formed Freedom Caucus from their committees. “The beginning of the 2024 legislative session […]
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) said that President Joe Biden has refused to speak to him since the House Democrat announced his rival candidacy. In an appearance on Fox and Friends, Phillips spoke about his recent performance in the New Hampshire primary, where he won nearly 20% of the vote, and his vision for the future. […]
Wisconsin Republican state senators made a final attempt on Tuesday to avoid having new political maps in place reviewed by the state’s liberal Supreme Court. Republicans introduced and passed new legislative voting maps they say are representative of the ones Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) filed to the Supreme Court. The state Senate was slated to […]
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho announced Tuesday that his office has created a retail theft prosecution unit that includes a full-time investigator and a prosecutor who will work on cases from beginning to end. Ho said he believes having officers focused on one specific case and then seeing it through to completion will help eradicate retail […]
At least nine people were arrested after a massive firearms and drugs bust conducted in Maryland that saw close to 14,000 fentanyl pills seized, authorities said Tuesday. The bust was the product of an extensive investigation that ended with Prince George’s County officials carrying out a search warrant at a Riverdale apartment. “During the execution […]
EXCLUSIVE — Two influential conservative groups are attempting to spur federal action on school choice with the rollout of a new pledge to support “education freedom” in Congress. The Club for Growth, in partnership with the American Federation for Children, is asking lawmakers to commit to “cosponsor and vote for legislation that allows federal funding […]
Golfer Hailey Davidson, a biological male who identifies as a woman, declared that safety concerns and death threats have become par for the course after winning the NXXT Women’s Classic tournament in Florida. “I don’t go out and do a ton much because of that,” Davidson, a 31-year-old, said in an interview published Monday. “I’m not, you know, […]
A national group that champions concealed carry rights warned of a growing effort to limit the distribution of permits to carry firearms on Wednesday. The U.S. Concealed Carry Association for Saving Lives Action Fund told Secrets that it has started a campaign to stop states from using backdoor tactics to make getting permits harder. The […]
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has played the 2024 Republican primary expectations game as she has played her opponents. But any momentum she and her campaign can spin out of New Hampshire may be punctured by the practical reality of former President Donald Trump’s political influence and machine in Nevada and South Carolina, her home […]
