Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and several of his colleagues to introduce the Safe Schools Act, legislation that would allow unused COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to improve safety and security. This could include efforts … Continue reading Senate GOP Introduces Bill Allowing Unused COVID Funds To Be Spent On School Security Measures
The use of cannabis products over a six-month period is associated with statistical improvements in cancer-related symptoms as well as significant reductions in subjects’ use of prescription painkillers, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Frontiers in Pain Research. Israeli researchers assessed the long-term use of cannabis in a cohort of several hundred oncology patients. Consistent with studies … Continue reading Study: Long-Term Cannabis Use Associated with Reduced Prescriptions, Improved Symptoms in Cancer Patients
The administration of CBD-rich cannabis extracts is safe and effective in mitigating symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial data published in the journal Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. Brazilian researchers evaluated the use of CBD extracts versus placebo in 60 children (ages 5 to 11) with ASD over a 12-week … Continue reading Clinical Trial: CBD-Rich Cannabis Extracts Safe and Effective in Pediatric Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Arthritis patients frequently reported consuming cannabis for symptomatic relief, according to survey data published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. A team of Canadian investigators surveyed 799 patients at eight rheumatology clinics in Ontario. (Cannabis is legal in Canada for both medical purposes and for adults.) Just over 20 percent of those surveyed acknowledged either having consumed … Continue reading Survey: One in Five Patients with Arthritis Acknowledge Using Medical Cannabis
Today, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that said the city of Charlottesville can’t apply its business license tax to freelance writers. As a result of today’s decision, freelance writer Corban Addison – represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ) – will receive a $2,461.23 refund in taxes he did not need to pay, … Continue reading Victory: Court Rules Freelance Writers Cannot Be Taxed Under Charlottesville’s Vague Business License Tax, Orders Refund
Last summer, when 74-year-old East Cleveland resident William Fambrough supported a challenger to East Cleveland’s incumbent mayor, Brandon King, he used a sound truck to broadcast campaign messages. But his political support resulted in serious personal and professional consequences: East Cleveland Police enforced obscure municipal ordinances against William that it never enforces against anyone else … Continue reading East Cleveland’s Government Weaponized its Police to Punish a Political Opponent. He’s Fighting to Hold It Accountable.
Jannie Potgieter, who up until recently was a freight employee at industrial park USF Holland in Jackson, Minnesota, has filed federal charges against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 120 union and his employer. Mr. Potgieter’s charges say that Teamsters bosses became hostile because he exercised his right not to be a union member, and … Continue reading Teamsters Officials Hit With Federal Charges for Having USF Holland Worker Illegally Fired
After months of plummeting approval numbers, one would think that Joe Biden would get the hint. Nope. His numbers continue to plummet, but he’s staying on course, pushing a liberal agenda that caused inflation and gas prices to skyrocket, crime to surge, and a crisis at our Southern border. The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows: 👎 55% disapprove of … Continue reading As Biden lurches left, approval crumbles to new low
Senate Democrats are so bad at governing that they’ve resorted to attacking each other in a last-ditch effort to save their majority. Bernie Sanders told Politico that “corporate Democrats” like Sens. Manchin and Sinema are sabotaging the Democrats’ agenda. There’s no room for anyone who isn’t a socialist in today’s Democrat Party. Even Democrat Senate candidates are following Bernie … Continue reading With support crumbling, Senate Dems turn on each other
House leadership abuses rules to derail efforts to bring pro-gun legislation to House Floor Lansing, MI — On Wednesday, Michigan House Republican leadership blocked efforts by State Representative Steve Carra to bring up House Bills 5364-5367, commonly known as Constitutional Carry. State Representative Carra was using a motion to discharge the House Judiciary Committee of the … Continue reading Michigan House Republicans Block Vote on Constitutional Carry
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