Tennessee bill would expand weed-killer manufacturers’ legal immunity  • Tennessee Lookout

The Republican-backed bill, which passed the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, provides pesticides and herbicide companies, including Bayer, which owns Roundup, with broader protection from lawsuits. Senate Bill 527, sponsored by Sen. John Stevens of Huntingdon, provides legal immunity to pesticide manufacturers unless federally approved labels warn of illness. The Environmental Protection Agency label […]

Maricopa County job training program approved for another year, plans to expand

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors recently approved funding to renew programs that bring accelerated vocational training to rural communities, educating skills in line with local employment opportunities. Jared Beard with the county says since its launch last year, the Workforce 2 You program has been striving to be stable enough to live on the […]

Blue State Republicans Lobby Trump To Massively Expand Tax Breaks For Their Wealthy Residents

Blue-state Republican lawmakers are proposing to significantly expand the cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes that would unfairly benefit wealthy residents of Democratic-run states with high tax burdens. New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler SALT Fairness and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act On Wednesday, the move would allow federal taxpayers to increase their […]

Tech Firms Expand Into Maricopa County, Arizona

ComicoThe company, a global leader in precision cleaning and advanced coatings for the semiconductor industry, has signed a purchase agreement to develop a facility in Mesa, Arizona to clean, coat and repair advanced semiconductor equipment components. Located in the Superstition Springs area of ​​southeast Mesa, the facility is expected to be operational by 2026 and […]

Dem Senator Introduces Bill That Would Add Six Supreme Court Seats, Expand Federal Judiciary

Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has introduced legislation that would add six seats to the Supreme Court and fundamentally transform the federal judiciary, his office announced Thursday. Wyden’s Judiciary Modernization and Transparency activity The number of justices on the Supreme Court will be expanded to 15 over 12 years. The number of federal circuit courts […]

Ammunition Vending Machines Pop Up In 3 States, May Expand To Others In Future

Texas-based WFAA reported Friday that an ammunition company has installed vending machines in three states with plans to expand to more states in the future. American Round has installed ammunition vending machines in six grocery stores in Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama. according to Submitted to WFAA, the company's CEO, Grant Magers, said that more than […]