Lawmaker claims state authority in private-to-fed land sale
Republican Sen. Bob Ide of Casper says only the Wyoming Legislature can authorize land sales to the federal government. Legal experts disagree.
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Republican Sen. Bob Ide of Casper says only the Wyoming Legislature can authorize land sales to the federal government. Legal experts disagree.
As the Senate prepares to vote on overturning a local police reform law in Washington, D.C., city lawmakers are sparring with senators on whether such legislation would be legally binding or if it could set a new precedent expanding the oversight Congress has over the district.
Through that maneuver, Republicans only needed a simple majority in order to pass the bill — which they secured after Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) joined Republicans in backing the measure.
A Democrat-backed attempt to dodge state abortion laws using federal land won’t work, pro-life leaders say. After the ...
Nearly 40 leading pro-life groups called on Congress to reject proposals to set up abortion facilities on federal lands in an effort to sidestep red-state restrictions, arguing that such a plan would violate the Constitution.