Bill 307 proposes a sweeping reform of the criminal justice system. It was prompted by the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutskaya in late August. This bill has already been called "one of the toughest anti-crime reforms," according to The Carolina Journal. On September 23, "Iryna's Law" (so...
Democratic senators are planning to introduce legislation that would create an oversight body to monitor the White House administration — not just Donald Trump’s but future presidents, CBS News reports. The bill, introduced by a group of Democratic members of Congress, calls for the appointment of an inspector general to…
The US Senate has passed Trump's massive spending and tax cut bill. The next step is final approval in the House of Representatives. But that could be a problem, Reuters reports. US Senate Republicans on Tuesday, July 2, passed President Donald Trump's massive…
The State Duma has approved a new bill in the first reading. It allows for the administrative prosecution of Russian citizens who have left Russia in absentia for violations "directed against the interests of the Russian Federation," the Meduza publication reports. The bill, in particular, allows for the seizure of property of citizens against whom administrative proceedings are being conducted.…
A group of four top Democratic senators have introduced a bill that could provide a much-needed path to a green card for 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1Bs and long-term visa holders. According to the bill, an immigrant will be able to claim the status of a lawful permanent resident if he lived in ...
The IRS will track all bank transactions over $ 600 under Biden's plan; business is outraged, according to the Washington Examiner. A major component of President Joe Biden's plan to raise revenues to meet his trillions of new federal spending ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a package of laws in support of California's immigrant communities and removed the obsolete word "alien" from state codes, according to the California Governor's Official Website. The Governor signed into law AB 1096, which removes the derogatory term "alien" used for ...