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New Illinois legislation aims to eliminate $40 million in hidden fees on utility bills
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An Illinois consumer watchdog group is pushing for new state legislation to prevent utility companies from charging customers tens of millions of dollars in hidden fees on their electric, water, and natural gas bills.
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House Narrowly Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition
The House struck down aviation safety legislation on Tuesday that would have required planes to carry a type of tracking technology that federal investigators determined could have helped avoid a midair collision over the Potomac River last year that killed 67 people.
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House rejects air safety bill as families of deadliest U.S. crash in 25 years look on
WASHINGTON -- The House rejected an aviation safety bill Tuesday that the Senate unanimously passed in response to the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River last year.
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Opinion | The military caused the DCA crash. Now it's trying to kill key fixes.
People who lost loved ones in the crash attend a memorial event last month at D. A. R. Constitution Hall. (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)
Thirteen months after an Army helicopter collided in midair with an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan National Airport, the Pentagon is trying to blow up a good bipartisan deal to prevent such an accident from happening again.
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House will vote on requiring locator systems that would have prevented Washington midair collision
A House vote expected Tuesday will likely determine whether airline jets and every other plane flying around busy airports will be required to install locator technology that the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said would have prevented last year's tragic midair collision near Washington, D.
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5-year-old's death inspires bill heading to Indiana Gov. Mike Braun
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Indiana lawmakers are sending a bill to Gov. Mike Braun to add accountability to the Department of Child Services following the death of Kinsleigh Welty, a five-year-old who died from malnourishment and neglect.
#DrunkDriving #RoadSafety #Legislation
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Federal law would stop the cars of drunk or impaired drivers, but it isn't happening yet
A federal law requiring impairment-detection devices inside all new cars survived a recent push to strip its funding but remains stalled by questions about whether the technology is ready.
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Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS just led to the introduction of the 'Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act'
Top Senate Democrats just dropped a major legislative bomb, introducing the "Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act" this week.
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Some Colorado DAs and human trafficking survivors divided over bill requiring mandatory prison for certain sex crimes
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#JusticeForAll #Legislation #SouthDakota
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State House panel endorses bill to bar jail time for inability to pay sobriety program fees
The proposed legislation aligns state law with U. S. Supreme Court precedent, ensuring that individuals cannot be jailed solely due to their inability to pay program costs unless they have the present and continued ability to do so.
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Some GOP-led states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The state of Alabama has joined a growing number of Republican-led states seeking to revive the death penalty for child rape, a sentence outlawed by the U.
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Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee
Washington -- Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee on Wednesday, insisting their driving systems are safer than human drivers, despite recent incidents.
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French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
PARIS -- French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe.
