Legislative Topic: State Government

State Senators Propose Pennsylvania Law Against Social Media Censorship

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Pennsylvania State Senators Doug Mastriano (R-Gettysburg) and Scott Hutchinson (R-Oil City) Thursday announced they would reintroduce a bill proposed in the last legislative session designed to prevent social media platforms from censoring Pennsylvanians.  Mastriano and Hutchinson introduced the original measure in May 2021. They secured the cosponsorship of four other senators, all Republicans, but the bill did not receive … Continued

Newsom’s Reparations Committee will Recommend $223,000 Per Descendent of Slave for Housing Discrimination – $559 Billion Total Cost

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Current California residents owned slaves? Governor Gavin Newsom’s reparations committee will recommend $223,000 per person who is a descendant of slaves. There are approximately 2.5 million blacks in California. The total cost for this massive transfer of wealth to people who were never slaves – from a group of people who never owned slaves = … Continued

Brian Kemp Files Paperwork to Create Federal PAC

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Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to create a Political Action Committee (PAC). Axios reported Sunday the governor initiated the process to create Hardworking Americans Inc., which will “allow the Republican to boost his national profile” as a possible signal for a U.S. Senate run or even … Continued

Orange County Toll Roads CEO Resigns Amid Ongoing Misconduct Investigation

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Orange County Transportation Corridor Agency CEO Samuel Johnson resigned Nov. 18 amid an ongoing misconduct investigation. Johnson has worked at the TCA—which manages the county’s toll roads—since 2015 and became CEO in 2020. He has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 5, when the TCA’s board of directors voted to hire an outside firm to … Continued

Wisconsin Set to Receive Part of a Nearly $400 Million Settlement from Google over Location-Tracking Probe

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Google agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states after an investigation found that the tech giant participated in questionable location-tracking practices, state attorneys general announced Monday. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong called it a “historic win for consumers.” “Our investigation found that Google continued to collect this personal information even after consumers told them not to,” Tong … Continued

Governor Youngkin Announces $60M in New State Tax Credits to Help Rental Affordability

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The Commonwealth of Virginia has awarded a total of $60 million in Housing Opportunity Tax Credits (HOTC) to investors developing affordable rental housing throughout Virginia. HOTC allow for affordability and efficiency in the development and building process of rental housing, resulting in more affordable home options for Virginians. “A priority in the forefront of this … Continued

Republican Treasurers Pull $1 Billion from BlackRock over Alleged Anti-Fossil Fuel Policies

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Republican state treasurers are withdrawing $1 billion in assets from BlackRock’s control due to the asset manager’s alleged boycott of the fossil fuel industry, according to the Financial Times. Republican South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftus is pulling $200 million from BlackRock by the end of 2022, and Louisiana treasurer John Schroder said on October … Continued

Over 10,000 More Virginia State Employees Teleworking than in 2019

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Virginia has 15,338 state employees teleworking at least one day a week, according to a September 30 report from the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM). That’s up from pre-pandemic 5,664 employees in 2019; Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration said the increase is good. “As of September 7, 2022, 42 percent of classified executive branch employees were eligible for telework. Of … Continued

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