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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: With a dizzying array of state privacy laws on the horizon, the prospect of a federal solution has come into sharp focus.  Rather than a patchwork of regional legislation, a comprehensive national framework would potentially govern the precautions that companies must take when electronically collecting, using and storing customers’ personal information, regardless of where in the country the company—or the consumer—is located.�...

Leaked Memo Shows US Fears Re-Joining Open Skies Treaty Would ‘Send Wrong Message to Russia’ Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202104071082565111-leaked-memo-shows-us-fears-re-joining-open-skies-treaty-would-send-wrong-message-to-russia/ Although US President Joe Biden quickly renewed the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty after taking office, he has done little to undo the prior administration’s withdrawal from a slew of international arms treaties, despite having spok...

Following the Senate’s vote to confirm Representative Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior, Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming pledged to keep fighting for Wyoming’s land and energy needs. Of the vote, Sen. Lummis said: “While I love the particular charms of Wyoming winters, this weekend’s historic snowstorm has kept me from returning to Washington, D.C. to vote on the confirmation of Representative Deb Haaland. While Democrats in the Majority had the votes to confirm her ...

Republican Cartoon Leadership While Democrats were pushing through the American Rescue Plan Act to bring loads of pandemic relief bucks and ongoing anti-poverty programs to the country, Republicans have been waging wars on behalf of Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head. No, really. Honestly, it’s kind of sad to watch. Joe Biden is preparing to distribute $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief and anti-poverty programs while Fox News and Republicans in Congress are playing identity politics with plas...

On The Money: House passes COVID-19 relief bill in partisan vote | Biden to sign Friday | Senate confirms Fudge to lead HUD Sylvan Lane © Greg Nash Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) enroll the American Rescue Plan Happy Wednesday and welcome back to On The Money, where we want to hear how you plan on spending your stimulus check. Im Sylvan Lane, and heres your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom ...

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to On The Money, where we want to hear how you plan on spending your stimulus check.

× By Joseph OSullivan, The Seattle Times Published: March 4, 2021, 11:20am Share: It was billed as a discussion titled “The State of Our Democracy: Bridging the Political Divide in WA.” But the exchange between the state’s GOP and Democratic Party chairs Wednesday night was more of a bridge to nowhere. Tina Podlodowski called the Republican Party’s claims to represent Washington residents “a joke” and accused its chair of being bound up in historic racism, misogyny a...

Stabenow, Manchin introduce bill for clean energy tax credit WASHINGTON — Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would repurpose a federal tax credit to incentivize manufacturing companies to create clean energy jobs.  U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, announced the American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act during a virtual news conference Monday. The bill would provide 30 percent tax credits for manufacturers in the automotive and coal industries ...

Democrats are looking to pass the package in the Senate by way of reconciliation, bypassing the need for Republican support.

Heres your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. Before we get to todays big discussion on potatoes and gender, lets check in with some news that matters... GOOD NEWS for our* fellow LGBTs:The House of Representatives has successfully passed the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination against sexual orientation or gender identity in such areas as housing, jobs, education, public accommodations, and more! Now it goes to the Senate, where it will need at least 60 votes to...