The Popular, Bipartisan Bills That Can’t Get Passed

Let’s cast our minds back: Congress was supposed to approve a new farm bill—the massive legislation that covers nutrition, farming, and conservation policy—in 2023, five years after the 2018 farm bill went into effect. But negotiations stretched into this year, Continue reading The Popular, Bipartisan Bills That Can’t Get Passed

Watch: GOP Congresswoman Tries to Take Credit for Bills She Voted Against

The benefits of free flights didn’t stop at the NRA head, who also effectively allowed his family to use the company credit card for trips, charging the NRA more than $1 million for flights around the country, including a $26,995 Continue reading Watch: GOP Congresswoman Tries to Take Credit for Bills She Voted Against

Texas House Passes Two of the Strictest Anti-Immigrant Bills in the Country

The Texas House of Representatives approved a set of the most extreme anti-immigration bills in the nation on Tuesday, so extreme in fact that they could potentially lead to an international dispute with Mexico. The first bill, Senate Bill 3, Continue reading Texas House Passes Two of the Strictest Anti-Immigrant Bills in the Country

Don’t Let Opposition to Big Tech Disguise the Real Intent of Online Safety Bills

But when groups who claim to represent the interests of young people in the face of tech behemoths don’t also recognize the bills they are lobbying for have genuine opponents outside Big Tech, it gives the appearance that anyone arguing Continue reading Don’t Let Opposition to Big Tech Disguise the Real Intent of Online Safety Bills

Republicans Have Pushed Nearly 400 “Educational Intimidation” Bills Since 2021

“By framing such bills in terms of ‘curriculum transparency’ and ‘parental rights,’ supporters hope to make them appear benign—as simple common sense,” the report by PEN America said. “They are not.” The bills contain provisions allowing for enhanced inspection of Continue reading Republicans Have Pushed Nearly 400 “Educational Intimidation” Bills Since 2021