The Supreme Court of Spain ruled Sunday that the former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, can run in the upcoming European Parliament elections. This ruling comes after Spain’s Electoral Board had previously decided not to allow Puigdemont and two other Catalonian government members to run. If any of these three were elected, they would have [...]
On April 16, 2019, Governor Jarod Polis signed into law SB19-181, a bill that reforms oil and gas regulation in Colorado in several important ways. It’s a remarkable achievement for House Speaker KC Becker and other supporters who bent but did not break in the face of strong opposition from the oil and gas industry. [...]
In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, the UN announced the release of its Global Assessment report Monday, pointing to over 1 million species currently threatened with extinction, declining at an alarming, accelerating rate. A 40-page policy summary was released Monday, and the full 1,000+ page report will be released this week. According to [...]
A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio’s congressional map was an unconstitutional gerrymander. The court ordered new maps to be drawn by June 14 so that they can be approved and used in the 2020 election. A three-judge panel for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio said the map was intentionally [...]
“I believe” is the one great word against metaphysical fear. Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West At least one thing is clear. Those terrorists who carried out the Easter Sunday attacks on certain Sri Lankan churches and hotels would have resonated with Oswald Spengler’s urgent affirmation. “I believe” was plainly at the conceptual core of [...]
The Canadian government has introduced a bill in Parliament which expands the basis upon which people seeking refuge can be denied access to a hearing of their claim. This proposal has been widely condemned by refugee advocates as putting at risk refugees who need Canada’s protection, simply because they have been entered into another country’s [...]
Florida’s legislature on Thursday gave approved a bill that would ban so-called “sanctuary cities,” requiring local government agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. SB 168 was approved by a vote of 22-18 in the Senate and a vote of 68-45 in the House. The bill now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis, who has previously [...]
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved HB 7093 (School Safety Bill), which will expand opportunities for teachers to become armed school guardians. The bill will be passed on to Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it. The School Safety Bill will loosen the requirements of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, which was enacted in [...]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday restored all 82 nominees who were appointed to governmental positions by former governor Scott Walker in the lame-duck session following his campaign loss to Governor Tony Evers. The ruling follows a recent decision by the 3rd District of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which stayed a lower court’s decision finding the appointments and legislation [...]
US Attorney General William Barr declined to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday morning. Barr has been at odds with the Democratic leadership of the committee since the beginning of the week over the format of the hearing. House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) wanted each committee member to have five minutes to question [...]
