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Lawmakers, Top Officials Discuss US Competition With China
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EU lawmakers fear AI is moving too fast — and call for global oversight
Story by Ioanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainabili (show all) Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainability, green tech, AI
Some lawmakers want to allow the sale of unpasteurized milk in Iowa
Milk producers would be able to sell raw, unpasteurized milk in Iowa if the state Senate approves a bill that has already made it through the House of Representatives. Healthcare and agricultural groups, including the Iowa Public Health Association, Iowa Farm Bureau, and Iowa State Dairy Association, are on record as being opposed to the
Florida Lawmakers Pass 6-Week Abortion Ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by the Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into law. Florida currently prohibits abortions after 15 weeks. A six-week ban would
Lawmakers Petitioned To Count LGBT Australians In 2026 Census
A Melbourne-based trans woman has lodged an e-petition before the Australian Parliament urging lawmakers to change rules to ensure LGBTQI people are counted in the 2026 Census. LGBTQI organisations had launched a public campaign in 2019 asking the then federal government to count the community in the 2021 Census, but the Scott Morrison government decided
California Lawmakers Propose $400 Gas Rebate For All Taxpayers, Including Those Who Don’t Have A Car
With gas being at the forefront of everyone’s minds, it looks like California is trying to give a bit of relief to taxpayers in the form of a gas rebate. According to FOX 11 LA, the Democrats have proposed a $400 gas card for every California resident taxpayer, including people who don’t have a car.…
Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), along with Rep. Susan DelBene (D-WA) introduced a bill today that would create a $20 million pilot program with the Department of Labor to incentivize states and cities to test out portable benefits. The idea that benefits like health insurance and paid vacation should be universal, rather…
GOP Lawmakers Demand GoFundMe Give Back Money it Already Promised to Refund
Truckers and supporters protest against mandates and restrictions related to Covid-19 vaccines in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on February 5, 2022.Photo: Dave Chan/AFP (Getty Images)In a cycle of self-righteous indignation that’s become all too familiar at this point, GOP lawmakers are calling for fraud investigations into GoFundMe after it took down a fundraising effort for an…
Lawmakers ask House appropriators to add $50 million for DoD ‘tactically responsive launch’
by Sandra Erwin — January 31, 2022 The U. S. Space Force launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13, 2021. Credit: U.S. Space Force The letter sent to House appropriators was signed by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Rep. Michael…
Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats…
The voicemail begins innocuously enough. “Yeah, this voicemail is for Madison,” a man says, casually, as if he’s trying to get in touch with an old friend.But then steel enters his voice. “I am armed. I am dangerous. And I know where you and your staff are.”That threat against Madison Cawthorn was just one of…