Legislation is what pushes this country further by way of new laws. On city, state and national levels, legislation can have sweeping effects on citizens. The most controversial will see challenges made in court, perhaps all the way to the Supreme Court, like several well-known cases. Sometimes legislation is symbolic, sometimes too little, too late. In recent history, some of the most contentious debates and political battles center around specific legislation. Measures can polarize parties, polarize administrations, and polarize Americans.
Governor Jerry Brown has been plagued with the seemingly “lose/lose” task of decreasing California inmate populations by 10,000 inmates by the end of May. Adhering to a Supreme Court order from early 2011, the governor, returning from a recent trade conference in China…
On Monday, April 8, Texas State Representative Patricia Harless pulled her bill, HB 2093, which would shorten the early voting period in the state after receiving opposition in the House Elections Committee. The bill would have shortened the amount of early voting days from fourteen to seven.
As marijuana acceptance and legalization forges ahead in the western part of the country, marijuana supporters weigh the “southern prohibition” that exists in states from Texas to Florida.
On April 4, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed SB 864, which would reduce the required classroom time to obtain a concealed handgun license from 10-15 hours, to 4-6 hours..
it is important to clarify the scope of the so called “Monsanto Protection Bill,” and how it’s primary goal is to protect farmers from economic duress.
California Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill that would send drug dealers to state prisons instead of county jails. The bill, introduced in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s prison realignment law…
People younger than 21 in Washington state may no longer have to decide between alcohol poisoning and a minor in possession charge. There may soon be no law to deter them from calling 911 if they realize they drank…
