Representative John Mica of Florida on Friday has pointed out how the nation needs to streamline its federal and local laws on marijuana criminalization, referencing a recently-passed DC law in the process.
The Washington Post said it was not clear whether the charges brought against New York Representative Michael Grimm could have a link to a long-running investigation about potential campaign violations he had committed during his 2010 congressional campaign.
The proposed expansion of the Medicaid program in Louisiana had died a natural death following a dissent between state lawmakers about the implications of the proposal to the state budget and to the true goal of the state-backed healthcare program.
In an interview with USA Today, former Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens made several recommendations that requires the amendments of several sections of the US Constitution.
Several Republicans in favor of the resurrection of the Jobless Bill, which will provide federal benefits to long-term unemployed workers in the US, has urged Speaker John Boehner to permit voting of the measure in the House, The Miamia Herald reported.
Lobbyists against "patent trolls" are pushing the US Congress to pass legislation to reduce or prohibit companies who are seeking to extort fees other firms for the patents they own or possess rights to, Bloomberg said.
