legislation
New farm bill contains sneak attack on environment with toxic pesticides
May 15, 2018If fish could wail, they would scream over the lethal powers granted to the U.S. EPA, in part of the draft farm bill recently rolled out.
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This week in history: Fair housing becomes the law of the land
April 9, 2018The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex.
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Michigan Senate passes bills inspired by Larry Nassar sexual abuse case
March 16, 2018Justice for the several hundred victims of Larry Nassar now rests in the hands of the Michigan House.
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Senate passes rollback of some Dodd-Frank bank regulations
March 15, 2018Unbelievably, at a time of record-breaking bank profits, Congress now wants to deregulate some of the largest financial institutions in America.
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Guild backs bill making attacks on reporters a federal crime
February 21, 2018Reporters across the country need protection from both overly zealous cops and right wing demonstrators egged on by Trump's attacks on the press.
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