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A bill to ban restaurants from using polystyrene foam, commonly called Styrofoam, for food packaging or preparation has been signed

Lawmaker speaks out about gun violence after shooting near Oklahoma high school.

Bleeding Heartland Tuesday, Jul 6 2021 Catching up on some news from before the holiday weekend: a competitive Democratic primary is shaping up for an open Iowa Senate seat covering part of Cedar Rapids. Four-term State Representative Liz Bennett confirmed on June 30 that she will run for the district that State Senator Rob Hogg has represented since 2007. Hogg won’t seek re-election in 2022, he announced last month. Iowa has yet to adopt a new political map, but this district will cover some...

Cedar Rapids community organizer drops Iowa Senate bid, enters Iowa House District 65 race CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - Cedar Rapids community organizer and Democratic activist, Sami Scheetz is withdrawing his nomination for the Iowa Senate District 33 race. Scheetz will instead run for Iowa House District 65. Scheetz has offered Representative Bennett his full endorsement. “Representative Bennett has served the people of District 65 for eight years, and has been a...

Governor McKee signed into law legislation which raises the minimum wage in Rhode Island from $11.50 to $15 over the next four years

The RI General Assembly passed legislation to increase Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 over a four-year period.

May 18, 2021 5:41 pm PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 over four years. Governor Dan McKee plans to sign the bill into law Thursday in an outdoor ceremony at the State House. “At last, Rhode Island is on the path toward breaking the cycle of poverty for those at the bottom of the wage spectrum. Minimum wage has not kept pace with inflation over the decades, and our neighboring states have already...

Bill to eliminate subminimum wage for disabled also OK’d The Rhode Island House of Representatives Thursday passed legislation introduced by Rep. David A. Bennett to increase Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 over a four-year period. The bill would increase the minimum wage to $12.25 on Jan. 1, 2022; raise it to $13 on Jan. 1, 2023; raise it to $14 on Jan. 1, 2024; and finally to $15 on Jan. 1, 2025. The legislation will now go to the Senate, which in February passed companion ...

Albert Lea lawmaker speaks out against state sex ed bill State Representative Peggy Bennet (R - Albert Lea) says decisions about sexual education curriculum should be left to local communities. Posted: Feb 12, 2021 10:51 PM Posted By: Anthony Monzon ROCHESTER, Minn. - A proposal to change the way sexual education is taught in public schools is rising through the Minnesota State House of Representatives. The Minnesota House Education Policy Committee approved a comprehensive sexual education bi...

Floor for a vote. representative bennett and i presented it, we all voted and i dashed it over to the senate and put our senators on notice, put it on your radar, senator nelson and senator rubio, who i believe have representatives here today, they hotlined it to the senate floor in just two days. and guess what, the president signed the bill into law this past tuesday april 7th, 2015 w a bang, bang, bang! >> so now that this videos out, the white house is still defending the chief of staff this...