Photo credit: iStock.com/Mikhail Dmitriev State lawmakers have taken legislative action to protect wildlife, including birds such as loons and swans, from lead poisoning. We have seen states pass laws banning lead sinkers or painted lead jigs. In Maine, lead fishing gear was the leading cause of death for loons until lawmakers banned bare sinkers and [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Darren415 On August 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a landmark tax, climate, and healthcare bill, setting up the legislation for House approval and President Joe Biden’s signature. After over a year of negotiations, Senate Democrats agreed to a narrow bill to invest in energy initiatives, curb drug prices and reduce the deficit, paid [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Leonid Sorokin As the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, international commodity prices for fuel and food remain higher than ever, including in the United States. U.S. allies in western Europe are evaluating their domestic biofuel policies as the global crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine causes continued food shortages and [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by KaraSuva from Pixabay On November 19, 2021, the House passed a $2 trillion reconciliation bill—the Build Back Better Act—to implement key elements of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. The bill has faced an uphill battle in the Senate, where it needs 50 votes to pass. Intense negotiations [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by cytis from Pixabay Government funding was extended through December 3 by a Senate amendment to H.R. 5305, providing billions for disaster relief and Afghan refugees. The continuing resolution (CR), extended fiscal 2021 funding levels, averting an October 1 government shutdown. It also included some “anomalies” adjusting those amounts. The White House [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by WikimediaImages & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The U.S. House of Representatives has 435 seats across all 50 states. The number of seats each state has is determined by the Census, which occurs every 10 years and the results of which have just been released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Every state [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark &. Patrick Pascal Schauß from Pixabay The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act) included emergency funds made available to governors for emergency education relief. The CARES Act created the Governors Emergency Education Fund (GEER Fund), dispensing about $3 billion to state governments to address emergency [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Daniel Roberts, Patrick Pascal Schauß, & 1778011 from Pixabay On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319). The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) represents the most significant direct-to-consumer stimulus legislation ever. ARP aligns with [...]
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; photo sources by Tumisu & Francine Sreca from Pixabay Earmarks are coming back for Congress’s next round of annual funding bills. However, for-profit companies will be excluded, and the money available will only be a small slice of appropriations. House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) announced her panel’s plan to solicit lawmakers’ requests for earmarks, [...]
by: Ryan J. Stevens Digital Collage by Alana Burman Congress passed the CARES Act nearly six months ago, which provided roughly $2 trillion to individuals, businesses, and states in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Act also included payments of as much as $1,200 for individual taxpayers and $500 per child, phased out when [...]
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