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U.S. considering bill to require crypto miners to report carbon emissions

U.S. cryptocurrency miners would be required to report greenhouse gas emissions under a new bill submitted to the Senate, reflecting criticism among some lawmakers...

Will the Senate Ever Do Anything with the SAFE Banking Act?

As we’ve written about over the past several years, there have been consistent rallying cries for common-sense banking reform for the cannabis industry. The SAFE...

U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker

Global Health Legislation During the 117th Congress(as of June 30, 2021) Title Date Introduced Bill # Sponsor Status Topic Summary of Global Health-Related Provisions Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of...

Teslas and other EVs could enter a golden decade with newly-introduced US bill

Teslas and other electric cars may very well enter a golden age of sorts in the United States, if a newly-proposed bill makes...

Dems take a crack at banning Feds from using facial-recog tech. Congress will put it on todo list after ‘learn Klingon’

In brief A handful of Democrat Senators and House reps say they will introduce legislation that would stop the Feds and cops in...

Amazon imposes one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition technology

Amazon today said it’s declared a halt of the sale of facial recognition to police departments for one year. The news comes one...

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley propose creating a national database of cops with a record of misconduct

The National Police Misconduct Database and Transparency in Hiring Act would create a public, searchable repository of police misconduct. The bill was announced Friday...

Senators Call for Federal Emergency Funding for Legal Cannabis Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) yesterday and eight other senators, including Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and...

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