Enough! State Attorneys General URGE Facebook to Scrap Instagram for Kids

The National Association of Attorneys General had to urge Facebook to drop a potentially “harmful” project targeted at kids. Apparently, Facebook needs to be encouraged to protect children online. Attorneys general from 44 states and territories sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer and founder Mark Zuckerberg. The Attorneys General urged Zuckerberg to scrap plans to develop … Continued

Running on Fumes: Gas Station Outages Soar as Crisis Spreads

Gas stations across the South Eastern U.S. are have run out of gasoline, according to data from GasBuddy.com. Sixty-five percent of gas stations in North Carolina are out of gasoline, the data show, making it the hardest-hit state. Here are the current outages reported by GasBuddy, as of 12:37 Eastern time. Georgia – 42% Alabama – … Continued

South Carolina, Montana to Stop Providing Pandemic-Related Welfare

The states of South Carolina and Montana have both decided in recent days to put an end to their handouts of federal unemployment benefits as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort to encourage residents to return to the workforce, as per CNN. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) said in his announcement that “incentives … Continued

Sen. Tim Scott to deliver Republicans joint address to Congress

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will deliver his party’s response to President Biden’s joint address to Congress next week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Thursday. Why it matters: The pick is a big deal in the post-Trump GOP as Republicans navigate what the future of the party will look … Continued

Anti-Transgender Legislation Surging in States

The possibility that the Equality Act which was introduced, as H.R. 5 may pass Congress, has caused many state legislatures to respond and pass legislation to create legal protections for their state constituents. Most recently, the Arkansas General Assembly passed HB 1570, the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act and was adopted into law recently after overriding … Continued

Governor Blocks Biden Administration From Bringing Unaccompanied Children From Border

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Monday that prohibits the federal government from bringing unaccompanied children from the U.S.-Mexico border to South Carolina. McMaster issued the executive order in response to inquiries from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration of Children and Families about if the state had resources to … Continued

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