Business leaders cheer Bill Gates ditching climate doom

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After years of predicting a global warming doomsday scenario, Bill Gates is seemingly walking back those views and prioritizing innovation above alarmism. Earlier this week, Gates released “Three Tough Truths About Climate,” a memo that marked a striking departure from his previous advocacy. He wrote that ultimately global warming “will not lead to humanity’s demise” […]


California passes bill to give insurance interest to homeowners

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An aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris which burned in the Eaton Fire on July 03, 2025 in Altadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images The California state legislature passed a bill Monday that ensures homeowners, not lenders, receive at least some of the interest on insurance payouts for […]


California sweepstakes casinos face ban under AB 831 bill

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All eyes are on California this week as its controversial anti-sweepstakes bill heads into a second legislative hearing on Tuesday (July 15) before the Senate Public Safety Committee. Known as AB 831, the bill would ban online sweepstakes casinos and slap criminal penalties on operators, suppliers, promoters and even media affiliates. The proposal has sparked […]


How Trump bill Medicaid cuts will impact U.S. health care

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An aerial view of Valley Health Hampshire Memorial Hospital on June 17, 2025 in Romney, W.V. Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” would make sweeping changes to U.S. health care, leaving millions of vulnerable Americans without health insurance and threatening the hospitals and centers that provide […]


Bitcoin price rises on Israel-Iran ceasefire, Senate major crypto bill

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Crypto prices, including bitcoin, rose on Tuesday after President Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. By midday Tuesday, bitcoin had passed the $105,000 level, ether jumped back above the $2,400 mark, and XRP climbed to $2.19.  The risk-on action in the markets, which also saw stocks rally on the Mideast de-escalation, wasn’t the […]


Senate passes landmark GENIUS Act stablecoin bill

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The World Liberty Financial website arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.  Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that for the first time establishes federal guardrails for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins and creates a regulated pathway for private […]


Oregon has passed a bill to protect school libraries from book bans. ‹

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June 11, 2025, 1:13pm Another win for freedom to read legislation on the West Coast this week, as Oregon’s state House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1098 on Monday, a bill that will protect access to books in school libraries. It’s great news: books can no longer be banned solely because they discuss sexuality, religion, […]


Stalled ‘beautiful’ bill drains nation’s rainy-day fund

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Congress’ dithering over President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has the potential to make life difficult in the coming months – by possibly spiking interest rates, On The Money has learned. Most Americans don’t appreciate all the ways our elected officials have saddled them with trillions upon trillions of dollars in debt. The national debt stands […]


Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford

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Sales of electric vehicles have been rising in recent years, partly because of a $7,500 tax credit from the federal government that helps lower the cost of buying one. But a budget bill that House Republicans released on Monday would end that tax credit. Their proposal would also put new restrictions on other tax breaks […]


House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump

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The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and videos of others — including A.I.-generated images known as “deepfakes” — and to mandate that platforms quickly remove them. The vote of 409 to 2 cleared the measure for President Trump, who was expected to quickly sign […]