July 31, 2019
Truthout.org, Ben Price, July 31, 2019- In 2015, the City of Berkeley, California, passed an ordinance requiring cellphone shops to inform customers that carrying a cellphone in certain ways can expose them to radio-frequency radiation that exceeds Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards. Retailers would be forced to put up a …
July 30, 2019
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aneri Pattani, July 30, 2019- Raising the legal age for tobacco purchases from 18 to 21 significantly decreases smoking among young adults, two new studies from the Yale University School of Public Health suggest. Pennsylvania lawmakers are expected to discuss the issue when the legislature reconvenes in …
July 30, 2019
Florida Politics, Ryan Nicol, July 29, 2019- Rep. Dan Daley has penned a letter to Attorney General Ashley Moody asking her not to appeal a judge’s decision to strike down a portion of the state’s gun preemption law. In 2011, state lawmakers added penalties — including fines and removal from office — for local …
July 29, 2019
Flagler Live, Jim Saunders, July 28, 2019- A Leon County circuit judge late Friday struck down a state law that threatened tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun regulations. Florida since 1987 has barred cities and counties from passing regulations that are stricter than state firearms laws. But …
July 26, 2019
Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Sarah Anne Hughes, July 26, 2019- Pennsylvania last raised its minimum wage on July 9, 2006, when Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill that gradually increased the state’s base pay from $5.15 to $7.15 an hour. But the Legislature didn’t just give workers a $2 raise. Lawmakers also …