Virginia teacher sues to stop federal vaccine mandate

A Virginia preschool teacher is suing the federal government to keep her job and block a federal vaccine mandate for federally funded preschool programs. Elizabeth Etherton is a veteran teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools, serving preschool students for over 15 years. She has been told she will be fired on Feb. 28 for not … Continue reading Virginia teacher sues to stop federal vaccine mandate

One Hundred Days Until SF District Attorney Recall

Richie Greenberg, activist and organizer of the recall of embattled San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin, today issued a statement regarding the final one hundred days until Boudin's recall election June 7th 2022: "Following the historic recall of three school board commissioners just weeks ago, San Francisco's voters are again poised to hit the polls … Continue reading One Hundred Days Until SF District Attorney Recall

Congress: Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Facilitate Expungements for Those with State-Level Cannabis Convictions

Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation to incentivize state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of those who have previously been convicted of marijuana offenses.  Their bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, seeks to appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for the purposes of financially … Continue reading Congress: Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Facilitate Expungements for Those with State-Level Cannabis Convictions

CEI Files Court Petition Challenging EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today filed a petition for review with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of itself, four individuals, and the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) December 2021 vehicle emissions rule. For the last twelve years, EPA has jointly issued automobile rules with the National Highway Transit … Continue reading CEI Files Court Petition Challenging EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule

Libertarians Given Minority Party Status, Committee Appointments In Wyoming

Wyoming House of Representatives Speaker Eric Barlow named the Libertarian Party an official minority party in the state legislature for the first time in state history. This was done when he announced that freshman Libertarian Representative Marshall Burt had been appointed to the Corporations Committee, a distinguished honor rarely given to representatives in their first … Continue reading Libertarians Given Minority Party Status, Committee Appointments In Wyoming

Study: Maternal Cannabis Use Not Linked to Higher Risk of Autism in Children

Mothers with a history of consuming cannabis in the months prior to or during pregnancy do not possess a greater likelihood of having children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to data published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  A team of researchers with the University of Colorado, School of Public Health assessed whether mothers with … Continue reading Study: Maternal Cannabis Use Not Linked to Higher Risk of Autism in Children

​​​​​​​Maryland House of Delegates Passes Bills to Refer Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization to Voters in November

On Friday, the Maryland House of Delegates approved a pair of bills that would allow voters to decide whether to legalize cannabis for adults’ use in November 2022. This marks the first time either chamber in Maryland’s legislature has voted on a bill that would legalize cannabis.  HB 1, the bill to refer the question … Continue reading ​​​​​​​Maryland House of Delegates Passes Bills to Refer Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization to Voters in November

Conor Lamb Agrees with Senate Dems on Extreme Abortion Bill

Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Congressman Conor Lamb was never a “moderate.” He likes to claim that he was, and sometimes still is, but he has clearly been moving further and further Left ever since he started running for U.S. Senate.  Yesterday, Senate Democrats used their first vote to address their top legislative priority: legalizing abortion-on-demand, including late-term abortion. This bill … Continue reading Conor Lamb Agrees with Senate Dems on Extreme Abortion Bill

“President’s SCOTUS ‘Choice’ Is ‘Surrogate’ for the Abortion Industry,” American Life League

Officials at American Life League, the nation’s oldest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization, reacted to President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “The president of the United States has proven once again that he is not only clueless when it comes to morality and the law but committed to reshaping the justice system so that … Continue reading “President’s SCOTUS ‘Choice’ Is ‘Surrogate’ for the Abortion Industry,” American Life League

South Dakota: State’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Adult-Use Marijuana Vote

Justices on the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled 4 to 1 to strike down a voter-approved initiative (Constitutional Amendment A) legalizing the adult-use possession and sale of cannabis. “Legalization opponents cannot succeed in the court of public opinion or at the ballot box,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. “Thus, they are now petitioning the courts … Continue reading South Dakota: State’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Adult-Use Marijuana Vote