Tag: Advocates

07 MAY

EPA chief promises to recuse himself from lawsuits, advocates for coal

Enlarge / Scott Pruitt on April 19, 2017 in East Chicago, Indiana. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt sent a memo to agency employees last week saying that he would recuse himself from lawsuits that he brought against the Agency as Oklahoma Attorney General, according to Reuters. Pruitt sued the […]

02 MAY

Congress touts budget deal as Trump advocates for government shutdown

After a bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers reached an agreement on a budget bill to fund the government through September 30, US President Donald Trump in a abrupt reversal now says the government “needs a good shutdown.” President Trump expressed frustration that passing a bill in Congress needs 60 votes in the Senate because of […]

29 APR

Pharmacare advocates hope Ontario plan will push Trudeau to act

Supporters of a national pharmacare program say Ontario’s plan to cover drug costs for young people has raised hopes that Ottawa will be pressured to adopt a national drug program — but one expert says he doesn’t think Ontario’s move is enough to get the federal government on board. CBC | Health News

08 APR

Net neutrality advocates blast FCC plan to reverse rules

(Reuters) – Advocates of landmark net neutrality rules on Friday blasted Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to roll back the Obama era legal framework. Reuters and other outlets reported late Thursday that Pai told major telecommunications trade groups of his plans Tuesday to replace 2015 net neutrality rules with voluntary agreements to adopt […]

05 MAR

The Florida Supreme Court just dealt another blow to gun advocates

Thomson Reuters On March 2, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a state law prohibiting the open carry of firearms in public, ruling that the Second Amendment does not protect the practice. The decision is yet another legal setback in gun advocates’ recent struggle to persuade the courts to strike down a wide range of firearms […]

23 JAN

Driverless Cars Could Save Thousands Of Lives A Year, Advocates Say

By now it has become clear that driverless cars are right around the corner rather than being the fanciful imaginings of distant-future science fiction. A recent Phys.org article notes that at least a dozen auto manufacturers, including BMW, Kia, Volkswagen and General Motors, plan on having fully self-driving cars on the road by 2020. That […]