Americans got way fatter during pandemic, poll finds
Some 42% of U.S. adults reported packing on undesired weight since the start of the pandemic, according to a recent poll from the American Psychological Association.
Why the F-35 rules: Study history, study costs, study threats
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Calif., recently lamented the supposedly exorbitant costs and “poor track record” of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Smith’s lack of expertise in airpower might qualify him for a pass, but Gen. Charles Q. “CQ” Brown’s own recent public statements on the subject are real head-scratchers.
How Equality Act could become classroom bully with biased, unscientific curriculum
The Equality Act doesn’t just rewrite the entire canon of American law on discrimination. It takes a swing at long-standing protections for religious liberty and local control of education.
New Hampshire GOP lawmakers push limits on college voters
Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire are pushing proposals to restrict student voting and tighten voter ID requirements while blocking attempts by Democrats to expand early voting and mail balloting.
Biden overstepped constitutional authority when he revoked Keystone Pipeline permit, multiple states allege in lawsuit
A group of 21 Republican state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over its decision to nix the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Bernie Sanders introduces bill raising taxes on companies that pay executives 50 times more than median worker
The legislation, titled the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, aims to combat corporate greed and “end outrageous CEO pay,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a press release Wednesday.
Cambridge, MA to recognize polyamorous partnerships and other domestic arrangements with more than 2 adults
On March 8, Cambridge City Council approved an ordinance amending the city’s existing statute to stipulate that a domestic partnership needn’t only include two partners.
Reliance on sales taxes in New Hampshire is well below national average, study finds
As a share of total state and local tax revenues, sales tax collections in New Hampshire came in at 0 percent, representing a tie for the lowest percentage among the 50 states, according to a new Tax Foundation analysis.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says recall effort is motivated by racism
Gov. Gavin Newsom accused organizers of the state’s recall petition of racism because they want stronger border control and limitations to immigration.
18 states file brief to keep two California cities from setting climate policy for whole nation
Eighteen states filed a brief with the Supreme Court, asking the court to overtime an appeals court decision that allows a lawsuit filed by San Francisco and Oakland to remain in state court. The cities sued to hold several major fossil fuel companies liable for the costs of global climate change.
Mississippi first state to ban biological male students from women’s sports
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Thursday barring transgender athletes in public schools and colleges from competing in women’s sports. South Dakota’s Senate sent a similar bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday.
These 11 examples of defensive gun use undermine push for more gun control
March is Women’s History Month, yet Congress appears ready to celebrate in the worst way possible by creating more barriers for women who seek to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.