#legislative session

I've you live here, please make sure you understand these bills and please, email, call, write letters, do whatever you can to encourage your representatives to vote against these bills. Threaten to not vote for them and to get others not to vote for them if they do. We the people should have the power not them and we need to remind our representatives of that fact.

You don't have to know all the fancy latin stuff, but you have to be able to open a proposed/introduced bills and not only understand but comprehend it.

When you read a bill, you need to be able to figure out a few things really fast:

What does the bill say it's trying to accomplish?

In best AND worst case scenarios, what will the bill actually accomplish if signed into law?

Who benefits from these scenarios?

Who is liable to be hurt/oppressed/forgotten if this bill is signed into law?

I promise, bills are not intimidating. Some times they're lengthy and wordy, sometimes they're short. But they are not too hard for you to understand. If you can read this post, you can read a bill. Even if you need to annotate it, or search up phrases, you can read it.

And it's imperative that you do. Because right now law makers are drafting and pushing bills that serve them and not their constituents. You need to be able to say "Hey this doesn't do what you claim it does!" You need to be able to look at your neighbor and say "This bill will hurt you/me/other neighbors/oppressed classes/etc etc!".

You need to be able to read these bills yourself and not just rely on what the lawmakers or really anyone else is telling you about it.

Opposition MLAs stage protests inside and outside House Key Points: Winter session saw loud protests Opposition raised scholarship delays Paddy purchase lag drew strong attack JAMSHEDPUR – A stormy second day of the winter session saw opposition MLAs intensify protests over delays in scholarships and paddy procurement. Opposition members carried placards. However, they also raised…

Lansing’s lame duck session highlighted systemic dysfunction. Key issues like water affordability and pollution accountability were sidelined for corporate tax breaks.

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters points out that corporate influence and political infighting derail progress on key issues during the Michigan lame duck session. Lame Duck Dysfunction in Lansing Reflects Systemic Issues LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s 102nd Legislature ended its 2024 session in disarray, leaving many pressing issues unresolved. Despite the historic opportunity provided…

Michigan’s lame duck session implodes as Democrats feud and Republicans abstain, stalling major legislative efforts and raising questions about party unity.

Michigan Lame Duck Democrats face legislative gridlock as internal conflicts and Republican opposition halt key initiatives in the final days of their legislative control. Democratic Infighting Paralyzes Michigan House Proceedings In the waning days of their legislative majority, Michigan Democrats encounter significant internal discord, leading to a standstill on critical legislative matters.…

AAPR Utah Commends Unanimous Passing of HB 86 – Social Security Tax Amendments in the House and SB 11 – Retirement Income Tax Amendments in the Senate

Legislation to remove state tax on Social Security for low- and middle-income retirees Press Release – updated: Feb 5, 2021 MIDVALE, Utah, February 5, 2021 (Newswire.com) – AARP Utah commends both chambers of the Utah State Legislature for unanimously passing legislation to remove the state tax on Social Security for low- and middle-income retirees (HB 86 – Social Security Tax Amendments in…