Alabama Legislature Moves Forward with Ten Commandments Mandate, Pride Flag Ban in Schools

In line with a nationwide conservative agenda that has split statehouses throughout the nation, Alabama lawmakers approved a number of proposals on Thursday that will restrict safeguards for LGBTQ+ kids and increase the use of Christian literature in public classrooms. The Republican-controlled Alabama House of Representatives debated three bills for hours on Thursday. The laws,…

Alabama Legislature Moves Forward with Ten Commandments Mandate, Pride Flag Ban in Schools

Trump Administration Pauses Cuts to Delaware Manufacturing Support Program

For the time being, the Trump administration appears to have changed its mind about cutting Delaware’s government-funded manufacturing assistance program. In early April, the Trump administration defunded the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership, joining eleven other Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership agreements nationwide. Congress created the Reagan-era initiative in 1988 in response to mounting worries about industrial…

Trump Administration Pauses Cuts to Delaware Manufacturing Support Program

Trump Administration Reportedly Moving to End IRS Free Tax Filing Program

According to two people familiar with the decision, the Trump administration intends to discontinue the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic method for submitting tax returns to the IRS directly for free. Users commended the software created during Joe Biden’s presidency with making tax filing simple, quick, and affordable. However, commercial tax preparation firms and…

Trump Administration Reportedly Moving to End IRS Free Tax Filing Program

Trump Signs Memo on Social Security Despite Existing Ban for Undocumented Immigrants

This is nothing more than political theatre. Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, says On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting unauthorised immigrants from receiving Social Security payments, something they were already denied under current legislation. The Social Security Administration and other agencies were instructed by Trump to “ensure ineligible aliens…

Trump Signs Memo on Social Security Despite Existing Ban for Undocumented Immigrants

Republicans Weigh Tax Hike on Wealthy, Marking Shift in Party Policy

As part of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” of ambitious legislative initiatives, Republicans in Congress are considering raising taxes on the wealthy. This is a startling shift that defies decades of party orthodoxy and is raising concerns among traditional conservatives. Lawmakers said that since the talks are still in their early phases, it’s possible that…

Republicans Weigh Tax Hike on Wealthy, Marking Shift in Party Policy

Trump Administration Document Proposes Deep Cuts to Federal Health Agencies

According to an internal document, the Trump administration is planning to drastically reduce health agencies, cut about a third of the federal health budget, and terminate dozens of programs. White House budget officials sent the Department of Health and Human Services a preliminary memo outlining the administration’s plans to restructure health agencies and cut discretionary…

Trump Administration Document Proposes Deep Cuts to Federal Health Agencies

Missouri Lawmakers Propose Bill to Eliminate DEI Statement Requirements at Public Universities

An introduction is made by Senator Ben Brown, a Republican from Washington, to his legislative aide on the opening day of the 2024 Legislative Session. One of the state senators in Missouri is taking aim at colleges and institutions in the state that require prospective students or job candidates to provide an explanation of how…

Missouri Lawmakers Propose Bill to Eliminate DEI Statement Requirements at Public Universities