WI Republicans introduce medical marijuana bill after Gov. Evers voices support

Wisconsin Republicans on Monday unveiled a highly restricted plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state, a proposal years in the making that comes less than a week after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers voiced support for the idea. The bill would limit medical marijuana only to severely ill people with chronic diseases such as cancer … Read more

‘Snitch line’ was set up to intimidate group trying to change left-wing laws, says movement leader

Washington’s Democrat-controlled legislature could field a half dozen citizen initiatives pushing back on progressive policies ranging from carbon-pricing to parents’ rights, despite what petitioners described as an intimidation campaign from the left. The group Let’s Go Washington said it delivered six initiatives with more than 2.6 million signatures in total to the Secretary of State’s … Read more

Arizona confronts $1 billion deficit as state Legislature opens for 2024

A steep budget deficit caused by plummeting tax revenues and escalating school voucher costs will be in focus Monday as Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature return for a new session at the state Capitol. The Legislative new year officially begins in the afternoon with the governor’s annual State of the State … Read more

‘He’s a loser’: Biden attacks Trump for not accepting 2020 result in campaign speech – live

The president again attacked Trump for refusing to accept that he lost the 2020 election Joe Biden is now at the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, where long-serving Democratic congressman Jim Clyburn is introducing the president. Clyburn has focused on Biden’s efforts to relieve some federal student loans, noting the roles Donald … Read more