Ohio’s GOP governor calls special session to pass legislation ensuring Biden is on 2024 ballot

Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that he is calling a rare special session of the General Assembly next week to pass legislation ensuring that President Joe Biden is on the state’s 2024 ballot. The special session was called for Tuesday. “Ohio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, the sitting president of

House Panel Advances Farm Bill as Partisan Fight Takes Shape

A rival Democrat proposal is likely to produce a legislative showdown. The House Agriculture Committee approved its long-awaited farm bill on May 23 mostly along party lines despite heated objections from some Democrat members. The $1.5 trillion package, which the committee advanced in a 33-21 vote, includes funding boosts for farm safety net programs, trade

Arizona Senate Passes Ballot Measure Allowing Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, has criticized the Senate’s passage of HCR2060 and warned that it could harm businesses in the state. The Arizona Senate approved on Wednesday a proposed ballot measure that would make it a state crime to enter Arizona’s southern border from anywhere outside of an official port of entry. The

House Passes Anti-CBDC Bill to Prevent Financial Surveillance of Americans

Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies, a CBDC is a digital version of a currency that is designed, issued, and controlled by a government, Rep. Tom Emmer said. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill preventing the government from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which could enable surveillance similar to that employed by the Chinese