Retail sales of cannabis products topped over $1.35 billion in 2021, according to data provided by the Arizona Department of Revenue. Slightly more than half of those sales were generated from products sold by medical cannabis dispensaries, while nearly $600,000,000 was generated from the newly initiated adult-use market. Adult use sales first began in mid-January. By November, … Continue reading Arizona: Retail Marijuana Sales Top $1 Billion in 2021
Over 700 banks and credit unions have filed paperwork with the US government acknowledging their relationships with licensed cannabis businesses, according to quarterly data provided by the US Treasury Department. The total is an uptick from the first quarter of 2021, but it remains shy of the totals reported in the first quarter of 2020. In all, … Continue reading Treasury Report: Uptick in Total Number of Financial Institutions Banking with Licensed Marijuana Providers
Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement on the letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army Civil Works: “The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers have completely disregarded the Regulatory Flexibility Act by improperly certifying the proposed waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule will not have a … Continue reading Luetkemeyer: Biden WOTUS Takeover is Brutal to Small Employers
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) sent letters to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and to the Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging them to immediately approve delayed permits for natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export … Continue reading E&C Republican Leaders Send Letters to Sec. Granholm and FERC Urging Approval of LNG Export Facilities and Natural Gas Pipelines
This week President Biden delivered his State of the Union address. At the conclusion of his speech, Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, issued the following statement:"Between surging input costs, skyrocketing fertilizer prices, the highest inflation in 40 years, and endless regulatory uncertainty, the Biden administration’s failing policies remain out-of-touch with the challenges … Continue reading Republican Leader Thompson: Biden Administration Is Failing Rural America
A coalition of groups including police, fire and other first responders, doctors, nurses, Boston city workers, business owners, students and more are marching again to fight exclusionary and prejudicial health protocols. The group plans to assemble Saturday, March 5 at 11am at the Ruggles Train Station Rotary at 1150 Tremont Street and to march from that location. "Boston media has refused to … Continue reading Police, firefighters, doctors, first responders to march against COVID mandates
Every Republican member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) sent a letter to President Biden outlining 10 steps he and Congress can take to regain America’s energy dominance. The letter was signed by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of ENR, along with Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), … Continue reading Congressmembers to Biden: Restore America’s Energy Dominance
This week the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine the neglected epidemic of missing BIPOC women and girls. In her opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of the hearing and how all Americans, especially women and girls, deserve to realize their full potential and … Continue reading Mace: All Americans, Especially Women and Girls, Deserve to Realize Their Full Potential
House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) opening statement at today’s Select Subcommittee’s hearing highlights students’ declining mental health and academic performance because of Democrat-led lockdowns and mandates. Whip Scalise slams President Biden for caving to teachers union bosses on whether students should be wearing masks in the … Continue reading Scalise to Dems: American People Won’t Forget What You Put Them Through
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