ACT testing will no longer be mandated for high school students L AKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - High school students are no longer required to take the American College Test to graduate high school. However, colleges and universities may still require the test, more ... 06/14/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Massachusetts Senate Passes HEROES Act to Boost Veteran Benefits ~ Bill Still Needs Governor’s Approval The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed legislation to boost support for hundreds of thousands of individuals across the state who have served in the United States military, including ... 06/14/2024 - 11:06 am | View Link
Massachusetts Senate passes ‘Hero Act,’ what this means In developing news out of the State House in Boston, the State Senate passed the Hero Act this afternoon to add support and services for veterans here in the Bay State. 06/13/2024 - 12:01 pm | View Link
Phil Scott vetoes bill that would make sweeping changes to Act 250 It’s unclear whether the Democrat-led Legislature will have the votes to override the Republican governor’s veto. 06/13/2024 - 11:08 am | View Link
What is the Live Local Act 'glitch bill'? Experts explain. What is the Live Local Act "glitch bill"? A real estate expert explains the legislation and what it will mean for development in Florida. 06/13/2024 - 7:49 am | View Link
Patriot Act The Patriot Act is a more than 300-page document passed by the U.S. Congress with bipartisan support and signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001, just weeks after... 06/13/2024 - 9:10 am | View Website
Patriot Act The Patriot Act was enacted in direct response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and the 2001 anthrax attacks, with the stated goal of dramatically strengthening national security. 06/13/2024 - 7:22 am | View Website
Surveillance Under the USA/PATRIOT Act Under the Patriot Act, the FBI can secretly conduct a physical search or wiretap on American citizens to obtain evidence of crime without proving probable cause, as the Fourth Amendment explicitly requires. 06/13/2024 - 6:32 am | View Website
Everyone's heard of the Patriot Act. Here's what it actually does. What is the Patriot Act? Just weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and... 06/13/2024 - 5:28 am | View Website
USA PATRIOT Act | Facts, History, Acronym, & Controversy USA PATRIOT Act, U.S. legislation passed by Congress in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2001. It significantly expanded the search and surveillance powers of federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies. 06/13/2024 - 5:06 am | View Website
This month marks the anniversary of a book that changed America.
History.com:
On June 15, 1974, Simon & Schuster releases All the President’s Men, the first definitive book about the Watergate scandal, authored by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters from The Washington Post who broke the explosive story.
During a private meeting with congressional Republicans Thursday, convicted felon Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will be held in July, a "horrible city." He then lied about crime in the city, where homicides are down 42% since 2022.
But don’t worry, Wisconsin, you are not alone in Trump's disdain for the country’s most populous areas.
Black Chicagoans could see reparations in their near future, after the city’s mayor signed an executive order Monday aimed at creating a task force that will look into the massive endeavor.
The Black Reparations Co-Governance Task Force “will conduct a comprehensive study and examination of all policies that have harmed Black Chicagoans from the slavery era to present day,” and will then draft recommendations for reparations, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said in a press release.
Democrats are not bringing Powerpoint slides to a gunfight any longer. Tiger Beat on the Potomac (AKA Politico, Thanks Charlie Pierce!) morning email thingie:
A MATTER OF CONVICTION — The JOE BIDEN campaign is announcing a major new $50 million June ad push this morning, centered on a new spot slamming DONALD TRUMP over his conviction in the New York hush money case.
“The White House on Monday blasted a string of altered videos that purported to show President Biden wandering or standing in a state of confusion, calling the footage ‘bad faith’ and a sign of desperation from Biden’s critics,” NewsNation reports.
NBC News: “Good, who chairs the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, told his supporters that he is former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s top target, as McCarthy looks to take down the small group of Republicans who ousted him late last year. McCarthy’s first effort fell short last week when Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina won her primary.”
“But McCarthy is just one player lined up against Good in a race that could see him become the first member of Congress to lose to a primary challenger this year.