Retail cannabis sales are associated with decreases in the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and pain medications by young adults, according to data published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers with the University of Washington assessed trends in alcohol, nicotine, and non-prescribed pain reliever use among a cohort of over 12,500 young adults (ages 18 to 25) in … Continue reading Study: Young Adults’ Consumption of Alcohol, Cigarettes, Other Substances Fell Following Marijuana Legalization
In a letter sent this week to President Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Gary Palmer (AL-06), slammed the Biden Administration’s attempt to impose its so-called “anti-racism” agenda on doctors’ offices. Under a new Biden Administration regulation, doctors would … Continue reading Insane new Biden scheme pays doctors to push ‘anti-racism’ agenda on patients – even though it endangers minority health
United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week criticized Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan for EPA’s denial of all small refinery exemptions from the renewable fuel standard, which unnecessarily drives up regulatory costs and therefore fuel prices. EPA has already issued 31 retroactive denials for petitions … Continue reading Green radicals and corporate lobbyists teaming up to cripple small refineries with mandates as gas prices skyrocket
NOTE: Federal investigators have found political efforts to shut down U.S. oil and gas production are being bankrolled by the Russian government. The Kremlin is using offshore shell corporations in places like Bermuda to send "tens of millions" of dollars to U.S.-based environmental foundations. The Russian funds are then funneled to groups like the League … Continue reading Cruz introduces new bills to turn back Biden’s Russian-backed war on US energy
Gun Owners of America (GOA) Northeast Regional Director, Michael Csencsits, responded Thursday to New York Governor Kathy Hochul signing an executive order to expand the state’s unconstitutional “Red Flag” law, which permits police or family members to petition a state court for the temporary or permanent seizure of firearms from an individual. Csencsits issued the … Continue reading NY governor orders home gun confiscation raids without due process
In Raphael Warnock’s latest TV ad, he touts his support for the electric school buses made at a plant in Fort Valley – a tactic to avoid talking about other concerns such as inflation and the broader economy. Within days of the ad’s launch, the plant has announced it is laying off 115 employees. The reason given was lingering … Continue reading Electric school bus plant announces mass layoffs days after Dem ad hailed it as green success story
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Thursday introduced the Freedom to Import Infant Formula Act to permanently remove tariffs on baby formula and prohibit U.S. Customs and Border Protection from seizing or enforcing restrictions on importation of formula from certain foreign countries. This bill aims to alleviate current baby formula shortages across the United States, and … Continue reading Rand Paul Introduces Freedom to Import Infant Formula Act
On Tuesday, the city of Pasadena approved an agreement with car mechanic Azael Sepulveda, paving the way for him to finally open his new shop. The agreement comes less than three months after Azael, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), won a temporary injunction allowing him to open his shop while his lawsuit challenging the city’s … Continue reading Popular Houston-area mechanic wins court case over zoning rules that shut down small business
This week the Tennessee Supreme Court rejected the lead claim in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program, giving thousands of low- and middle-income families in Tennessee the ability to direct their children’s educations as they see fit. The Institute for Justice (IJ), the nation’s leading advocate for school choice, joined … Continue reading Tennessee Supreme Court hands win to kids with pro-school choice ruling
As we approach the 2022 midterms, the Biden administration faces a range of economic obstacles that will be at the top of voters’ minds, and nothing has Americans more worried than the ongoing inflation contributing to increased prices for the everyday goods they need most. While President Biden seeks to address this inflation, calls are increasing for … Continue reading Economists Agree – It’s Time for Biden to Lift Price-Hiking Tariff Taxes
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