Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Big Data POOLUpdated Jun 7, 2023 Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks during a hearing. He and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are asking TikTok to explain what they called 'misleading or ina…
State Legislature is back: Five key questions By Alexai Koseff and Sameea Kamal CalMatters Jan 9, 2023 A soaring homeless population. A bitter battle with the oil industry over gasoline prices. A spending plan for a state with the world’s fourth…
+3 Local News New year, new laws Daily Journal staff report Updated Jan 2, 2023 With the new year comes new laws including changes to where housing can be built, reproductive access, pathways to community college, climate …
National House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Dec 23, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cl…
Guest Perspectives Union conflict threatens housing legislation By Dan Walters Dec 23, 2022 State Sen. Scott Wiener has been the Legislature’s foremost advocate of loosening land use and design restrictions that inhibit the constructi…
Bay Area Featured Wiener reintroduces bill to decriminalize psychedelics Bay City NewsUpdated Dec 19, 2022 State Sen. Scott Wiener aims to decriminalize a variety of plant-based psychedelic drugs like “magic mushrooms” with new legislation he announ…
National Lawmakers announce 'framework' on bill to keep gov't open KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Dec 14, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year announced late Tuesd…
National Democratic Sen Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent By JONATHAN J. COOPER and LISA MASCARO Associated PressUpdated Dec 12, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday she has registered as an independent, a renegade move that could …
National Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Dec 8, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong batt…
National Warnock delivers 51-seat Senate for Democrats, and much more By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent Dec 7, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — For Senate Democrats, an oh-so-slim 51-49 majority never sounded so good. Sen. Raphael Warnock's victory in swing-state Geor…
