#Legislation

Zephyr Teachout

ZephyrTeachout

1/What do these people have in common?Jay Carney, the former press secretary under President Obama; Anne Rung, the former procurement chief under President Obama; Michelle Lee, former U.S. Patent &

Justin Sweitzer

justin_sweitzer

Rep. Kevin Boyle is asking Attorney General Josh Shapiro to investigate how the House Republican Caucus handled information regarding a lawmaker’s positive test for COVID-19. This comes as Dems say

Zero Hour

ThisIsZeroHour

Happy Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month :) Let’s celebrate AAPI communities’ rich history of environmental activism + their ongoing projects going forward...#AAPIHeritageMonth AAPI community leaders helped spearhead California’s SB

Brian Seel

cylussec

A few of us in Southeast Baltimore have been having a discussion, sparked by @ElectRyanDorsey's legislation on parking minimums. Its a complicated topic, which is best illustrated by looking at

Clara Jeffery

ClaraJeffery

Harvey Milk is of course the most famous/consequential victim. But Dan White, ex-cop and city Supervisor, also killed Mayor Moscone. Diane Feinstein, prez of board of Supes, had to tell

Nat Torkington

gnat

I know it's stupid, I know it's provincial, I know it's a charger fault, but I do take small measure of pride in the fact that @neilhimself and @amandapalmer looked

Kenyatta Powell - The Purple Ranger

kenyatta_pow

Senator Johnson-Smith's revelation that she suffered harassment from a fellow senator is a good jumping-off point to examine precisely how this #GeorgeWright debacle went so horribly and predictably wrong. So

Josh Stickney

joshstickney

Non-Black folks, let’s have a quick history lesson.Picture it: the Greenwood district, aka “Black Wall Street,” Tulsa, OK, 1921Black excellence was apparent. From luxury hotels to movie theaters, Greenwood was

Sara Collins

SNolanCollins

Since @senatecommerce has released all witness testimony, opening statements, and questions, I thought I would do a thread about the recurring themes I was seeing emerge.https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/4/enlisting-big-data-in-the-fight-against-c

Marco Chitti

ChittiMarco

A depressing reflection of why bottom-up or nudge or micro-level action or whatever the "small is beautiful" ideology proposes is not enough, if we don't want our collective mobility behavior

Jason Furman

jasonfurman

It is essential that future COVID legislation include triggers that extend whatever assistance is needed as long as is necessary—and work to help ameliorate future recessions as well.Four reasons why:

James Barry

JamesBarry1789

Enough now, Irish Twitter libfems. (Irish rant coming up). JUST because you made some noise for Repeal, and gained a few followers, does NOT make you the gatekeeper for "Irish

Sarah Whitebread

swhitebread

Useful debate in the Lords just now on the UK's failure to meet the UN Aichi Targets on biodiversity and @Natures_Voice #LostDecade report. THREAD 1/ The first question was

Mayor Joe Hogsett

IndyMayorJoe

Thread Alert As we implement restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, families across Marion County are feeling the financial impact. 1/6 Recent federal legislation may help provide

ripx4nutmeg

ripx4nutmeg

Here's a 10-tweet thread on the experiences of one woman who has stated that she believes in biological reality, today. This concerns Caroline Farrow and Doctor Adrian Harrop. 1/10 Caroline

O'Foghlu

rayofoghlu

This new bill is open to public consultation until Friday. https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/forestry/publicconsultation/DraftAgricAppealsAmdmtBill2020PublicConsultationAugust2020.pdfIts overall objective is to reduce the amoun