There's a lot at stake in the upcoming midterm elections. Control of both houses of Congress is realistically up for grabs, as are dozens of governorships across the country and thousands of state legislative seats from Alaska to Florida. So the security and integrity of American voting systems is an issue of paramount concern. It's into this … [Read more...]
Trump Admin Joins Lawsuit Against Pre-Existing Conditions
At the beginning of June, the White House signed onto a lawsuit that, if successful, would undo the Affordable Care Act’s pre-existing conditions provision. According to the Act, insurers are not permitted to charge different rates for people with pre-existing medical conditions. As noted by the Huffington Post, the lawsuit doesn’t hold much … [Read more...]
Changes to Cost-Benefits Analysis at the Environmental Protection Agency
Amidst a wave of alleged ethical violations, Pruitt made headlines before resigning on July 5th. Those headlines spoke about scandalous decisions to delete controversial meetings from public calendars and unsavory uses of public funds for personal gain; but what they failed to mention was the serious damage he was dealing to the environment and the … [Read more...]
Sudden Changes from Trump Administration Threaten Status of Legal Immigrants
Lesser-Publicized Policy Change from the USCIS has Potentially Far-Reaching Ramifications While the Trump Administration continues to find no shortage of immigration-related controversy, one recent decision has managed to draw little media attention, even though the ramifications will likely impact a large number of foreign-born professionals, … [Read more...]
Mick Mulvaney Purges CFPB Advisory Boards
Ever since Mick Mulvaney was appointed Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), he has implemented a slew of measures meant to strip the agency of its purpose and structure, leaving an empty stalk where once there was a substantial agency capable of enforcing meaningful regulations. After launching a top-to-bottom … [Read more...]
Congressional Republicans Look to Limit the President’s Ability to Impose Tariffs
The Republican leadership in Congress has been largely supportive of the President since he took office last year, uniting around issues like conservative tax measures, judicial appointments and the evisceration of Obamacare. But at the beginning of June, it became clear that factions within the GOP would no longer abide certain aspects of Trump’s … [Read more...]
Hawaii Institutes Bump Stock Ban, Other Gun Control Measures
With federal action on guns unlikely, gun control advocates are increasingly turning to state and local governments for solutions. On July 9 they scored a win in one of the country's most Democratic states. Hawaii Governor David Ige, a Democrat, signed into law a bill that bans so-called “bump stocks” in the island state, nearly three months … [Read more...]
California Bill Could Mitigate the Damaging Effects of Forced Arbitration
The US has seen, in recent years, the decline of unions and worker protections. This decline has come in a variety of forms, but perhaps most insidious is a phenomenon known as forced arbitration. Thanks to a little-known contractual clause, consumers and workers, alike, face severe obstacles to seeking justice after being wronged by businesses … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Passes Compromise Labor Law
Massachusetts will be the third state in the country to raise the minimum wage to $15.00/hr., a result of a so-called “grand bargain” labor bill passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Charlie Baker on June 28. The law, “An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave, and the Sales Tax Holiday,” or HB 4640, represents … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Strikes Down Rule Regulating Emissions Associated With Highway Traffic
At the end of May, the Department of Transportation announced it would be revoking a rule meant to reduce carbon emissions. At the end of his term, former President Barack Obama oversaw the introduction of a new regulation that would require transportation agencies around the country to take responsibility for the vast amounts of pollution being … [Read more...]
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