@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-28 23:11:11
Sources: the White House will meet with banks and crypto firms on Monday to discuss a path forward for crypto legislation stalled by a clash between the sectors (Hannah Lang/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boa
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-27 19:57:08
In a state where organized labor is not known to be a major political force,
supporters of teachers, police, firefighters and other public sector workers rallied to force the repeal of a particularly ill-advised, if not downright mean, act of the Utah Legislature.
An ad hoc alliance of labor unions
-- not just those representing public sector workers
-- arose under the title of
"Protect Utah Workers".
It included unions whose members primarily work…
@_tillwe_@mastodon.social2026-01-28 08:08:12
Bevor ich es vergesse: ab jetzt läuft die drittletzte Landtagssitzung des LT BW in dieser Legislaturperiode, u.a. geht es heute um Grafeneck, Mercosur, Ladenöffnung, ... das "Halbtagsplenum" ist bis 17.30 angesetzt. Stream unter https://landtag-bw.de
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-27 18:06:01
Trump urged Republicans in the Senate to scrap the #filibuster,
saying it had become an obstacle to "effective governing" and removing it would prevent another government shutdown
and pave the way for his party to push through its legislative priorities.
“The filibuster is hurting the Republican Party,” Trump told Politico.
He called on Republican lawmakers to eliminat…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-28 20:10:42
The State of FARA -- State legislatures are increasingly regulating foreign influence ... (Lawfare)
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-state-of-fara
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p98#a260128p98
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot2025-10-29 15:12:34
"At the last #Cop climate summit in Baku, there were 1,773 coal, oil and gas lobbyists, a larger contingent than all but three countries. The group said this led to a watering down of penalties for big emitters, backtracking on international commitments to transition away from fossil fuels, and domestic challenges to carbon taxes and legislation designed to reduce emissions"
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-28 17:26:03
Canada says it is talking to Meta to restore news to Facebook and Instagram as the Online News Act is put on the table as part of trade negotiations with the US (Marie Woolf/Globe and Mail)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/a
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-26 02:25:38
Trump calls on Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary policies (Jacob Wendler/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/25/trump-congress-legislation-end-sanctuary-policies-00745836
http://www.memeorandum.com/260125/p89#a260125p89
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-28 19:37:57
President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson
plan to hold a Monday evening tele-rally
to boost a Republican candidate
in the high-stakes Tennessee special congressional election.
The Trump-Johnson dual rally underscores the emphasis Republicans are placing on the Dec. 2 election.
Progressive Democrat
Aftyn Behn, a state legislator,
is standing against Republican Matt Van Epps to fill a seat left vacant by former Representative Mark Green, who resig…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-28 23:58:05
South Carolina already ranks 8th nationally in highest maternal mortality rate,
and MAGA extremists are vying to become #1.
Now, for the third time since 2023, MAGA Republicans in South Carolina have introduced
S 323, also known as
The Unborn Child Protection Act.
South Carolina Senate Bill 323 is one of the most extreme pieces of legislation we’ve seen.
It proposes changing the legal definition of the word “person” to include an unborn fetus.
Th…
