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Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules

May. 11, 2023 21:21 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in...

Biden's student loan help would be 'annihilated' by GOP bill

Apr. 27, 2023 19:55 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S. debt legislation passed by House Republicans, dooming his mass cancellation s, scrapping a more generous loan repayment option and permanently barring future regulation around student debt. ...

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Apr. 25, 2023 07:24 AM EDT

Kansas City Star. April 20, 2023. Editorial: Biden isn’t banning gas stoves. But facts don’t stop Missouri and Kansas GOP outrage It’s not a surprise anymore when prominent politicians focus their energies on rabble-rousing culture war battles instead of doing...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Apr. 25, 2023 07:24 AM EDT

Kansas City Star. April 20, 2023. Editorial: Biden isn’t banning gas stoves. But facts don’t stop Missouri and Kansas GOP outrage It’s not a surprise anymore when prominent politicians focus their energies on rabble-rousing culture war battles instead of doing...

New Orleans attempts again to regulate vacation rentals

Mar. 24, 2023 18:29 PM EDT

Tourism-dependent New Orleans has adopted new regulations on Airbnb-style short term rentals, including a limit on licenses to one property per block and a requirement that the licensee live on the property. Adopted after hours of emotional debate on Thursday, the new rules were...

Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster

Mar. 21, 2023 19:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads after last month’s fiery hazardous materials train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. CEO Alan Shaw is under pressure...