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Oct 11, 2017: In Chicago, Illinois, by a vote of 15-2, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to repeal a one-cent-per-ounce soda tax. The repeal is set to go into effect on December 1, … Continue reading Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago Votes to Repeal Soda Tax
Last updated on June 16, 2024Jun 14, 2024: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-guns-bump-stocks-b3bd1b4163d78514a6d5acc5b44c8b3d https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/conservative-supreme-court-majority-strikes-down-ban-on-bump-stocks Jan 6, 2023: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3803247-appeals-court-strikes-down-ban-on-gun-bump-stucks Nov 14, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3734368-supreme-court-again-rejects-challenge-to-bump-stock-ban Oct 3, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3672082-supreme-court-turns-away-challenge-to-ban-on-gun-bump-stocks Jul 1, 2020: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/505380-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-illegally-manufactured Oct 3, 2019: Las Vegas shooting victims: MGM Resorts … Continue reading Gunman Kills 58 and Injures 527 at Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas Nevada
Sep 13, 2017: At the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C., Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2017. The legislation is co-sponsored by 16 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate: … Continue reading Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2017
Last updated on August 22, 2017Aug 21, 2017: Barcelona fugitive shot dead had knives, wore fake bomb belt | The Washington Post Aug 20, 2017: Barcelona attack: Spain terror cell had 120 gas canisters | … Continue reading Thirteen People Killed and 100 Injured in Terrorist Attack in Barcelona Spain
Last updated on November 2, 2018Note: Because it's such a large topic, information regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is posted here. Nov 17, 2017: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360973-murkowski-obamacare-fix-not-precondition-for-tax-vote http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360911-republicans-still-backing-trump-judicial-nominee-with-no-trial-experience http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360855-gop-chairman-explodes-in-anger-after-dem-says-tax-bill-benefits-rich http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/360917-gop-chairman-breaks-with-trump-on-elephant-trophy-imports http://thehill.com/homenews/media/360920-megyn-kelly-on-trump-criticizing-franken-how-tone-deaf-mr-president … Continue reading President Donald Trump | The Third 100 Days
Last updated on January 26, 2023Jan 20, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3821657-ftc-asks-court-to-hold-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-in-contempt Mar 9, 2018: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/09/martin-shkreli-sentenced-7-years-prison/359705002 Mar 5, 2018: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/05/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-forfeit-nearly-7-4-m-assets-he-faces-sentencing-foer-including-rare-wu-tan/396080002 Feb 28, 2018: In a letter to Brooklyn federal court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, Shkreli asked the judge for … Continue reading Martin Shkreli Fraud Trial Begins Today
Last updated on November 29, 2017Beyond the Mirage - the Future of Water in the West is a documentary film by Cody Sheehy. The "mirage" is the idea that the water we need will always … Continue reading Beyond the Mirage - the Future of Water in the West
Jun 21, 2017: In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was found not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide in the August 14, 2016 shooting death of Sylville Smith. The family of Sylville Smith … Continue reading Former Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown Acquitted in Shooting Death of Sylville Smith
Last updated on June 20, 2017Jun 18, 2017: Doctors Say Rep. Scalise's Condition Has Improved To 'Serious' | NPR Jun 15, 2017: Scalise undergoes third surgery since shooting | The Hill After shooting, investigators probe … Continue reading Three Republican Lawmakers and One Police Officer Shot by Lone Gunman at Baseball Practice in Alexandria, Virginia
Last updated on March 25, 2020Jun 6, 2017: California Governor Jerry Brown signed an agreement to work with China to lower greenhouse gas emissions. California signs deal with China to combat climate change | The … Continue reading California, New York, and Washington Governors Form U.S. Climate Alliance