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Colorado Senate adds amendments to semi-automatic firearms bill

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

By Derek Draplin | The Center Square contributor The Democratic-led Colorado Senate approved a bill early Friday to ban semi-automatic firearm sales in the state after sponsors added...

Bipartisan bill introduced to address cell phones in schools

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

Bipartisan support is growing for federal legislation addressing cell phones in schools, as U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, introduces his Focus on Learning Act in Congress. ...

Illegal vapes flood U.S. market as FDA struggles to squeeze out illicit products

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

Take a walk to your local smoke shop and look at the labels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration only allows retailers to sell 34 specific e-cigarettes, but...

Senators lash out over CDC firings

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

Georgia's two senators came out swinging after learning the news that more than 1,000 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were losing their jobs. ...

$100 billion in COVID-era unemployment fraud targeted by Republicans

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

Legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Justice more time to track down and punish pandemic-era unemployment insurance (UI) fraud is on its way to the U.S....

Trump dismisses federal employees on probationary status

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

President Donald Trump dismissed federal workers who have been on the job for less than a year as the president continues to reshape the federal workforce during his...

Lawmakers urge Trump to reject actions that could hamper aviation safety

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

A Virginia congressman is leading more than 80 of his colleagues in penning a letter to President Donald Trump to “prevent and reverse” actions they say could hamper...

More Democrats want a more moderate party, poll says

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

Data from a new Gallup survey suggests that close to half of Democrats want their party to move more toward the middle, while more than 40% of Republicans...

Electric vehicle charger program paused pending review

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

The Trump administration suspended federal funding to state electric vehicle infrastructure plans, which Michigan was utilizing. ...

Republicans reintroduce bills to address fentanyl crisis

Friday, February 14 by The Center Square

Republicans have reintroduced bills to address the fentanyl crisis. The bills would increase criminal penalties and permanently add controlled substance classifications for fentanyl and its analogues. ...