Las Vegas is poised to poach another Oakland sports franchise: the Athletics. The Nevada State legislature on Wednesday approved S.B. 1, a proposal to direct $380 million in taxpayer money towards a new $1.5-billion ballpark on the Vegas Strip.
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a markup of S. 1094, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). This bill is yet another example of the federal government’s move to achieve political outcomes through manipulating antitrust law.
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a markup of S. 1094, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). This bill is yet another example of the federal government’s move to achieve political outcomes through manipulating antitrust law.
Today, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its annual budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is pleased to endorse the RSC’s budget proposal which not only balances the budget, but also provides commonsense ideas to rein in the weaponization of the administrative state, establish American energy independence, implements tax cuts, and much more fiscal sanity.
Despite many other pressing fiscal issues facing Americans in 2023, lawmakers from more than half a dozen states attempted to address the so-called youth vaping epidemic by introducing legislation that would ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. Such proposals were unjustified by the data and would have dramatically reduced adult access to life-saving products for those looking to reduce or eliminate their consumption of traditional tobacco products.
Today, the United States House Committee on Ways and Means is holding a markup on H.R. 3936, the Tax Cuts for Working Families Act, H.R. 3937, the Small Business Jobs Act, and H.R. 3938, the Build it in America Act.
Three bills will be marked up in the House Ways and Means Committee tomorrow. The bills – H.R. 3936, the Tax Cuts for Working Families Act, H.R. 3937, the Small Business Jobs Act, and H.R. 3938, the Build it in America Act – will promote a more efficient tax code, relief for small businesses, and more American innovation.
Today, according to reports by CNBC, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking to file an injunction to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The injunction would cause the deal to fall apart before the quickly approaching deadline on July 18th, 2023.
The nebulous nebula that is Congress cannot escape from a vast black hole of wasteful spending. The debt ceiling debacle demonstrated that lawmakers are light-years away from sustainable spending reforms. One problem is that agencies, such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), have had a veritable blank check to waste taxpayer dollars as they see fit.
Yesterday, Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced legislation titled the Prove It Act of 2023. This legislation stems from a marriage of protectionism and the Left’s environmentalism, both of which will hurt the economy and and Americans’ pocketbooks.
