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politics1 day ago•5 min saved

Cruz pitches bipartisan bid to stabilize college sports

Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Maria Cantwell unveiled the Save College Sports Act, a 111-page bipartisan bill offering NCAA antitrust protections and addressing athlete compensation, eligibility, coach poaching, Olympic-sport protections, and a voluntary pooling of media rights to grow revenue—an approach aimed at narrowing gaps between the SEC/Big Ten and other leagues, while stopping short of employee status for athletes; more negotiations lie ahead.

via Sports Illustrated|

#bipartisan #college-sports #legislation

business1 day ago•4 min saved

Treasury mulls a $250 note with Trump's portrait if Congress changes currency rules

The Treasury Department says it is preparing for a possible $250 commemorative note featuring President Donald J. Trump if Congress amends the law to allow living portraits on U.S. currency; under current law only deceased individuals may appear and the note would also carry 'In God We Trust.' The idea stems from Rep. Joe Wilson’s 2025 bill, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing would move to produce such a note only after a law change, with currency designs typically finalized years before circulation as part of broader 250th-anniversary currency initiatives.

via CBS News|

#business #currency #federal-law

politics1 day ago•1 min saved

Murphy warns against sweeping college-sports bill on NIL and TV rights

A bipartisan push in the Senate backs a college athletics bill to protect name, image and likeness earnings and maintain the current revenue framework, while curbing predatory NIL and recruiting deals; Sen. Murphy criticizes the measure as overly micromanaging college sports through TV rights, transfers, and NFL eligibility rules, casting doubt on its fit for athletes and whether it can clear the 60-vote threshold.

via Semafor|

#athletes #college-sports #legislation

politics3 days ago•1 min saved

GOP Faces Tight Calendar as Midterm Clock Ticks

Republicans are racing a shrinking legislative window before the midterms, with key fights over an immigration-enforcement bill and funding for the Trump administration’s anti-weaponization fund, plus the need to extend expiring surveillance authorities by June 12, avoid a October government shutdown, and address Iran war powers. Lawmakers must also reconcile crypto and housing bills, push insulin-price relief, resolve college sports NIL rules, and renew surface transportation and farm bills before deadlines in August and September, all while the House sits for about ten weeks and the Senate only eight before the election.

via Semafor|

#congress #immigration #legislation

policy8 days ago•3 min saved

House votes to boost housing supply in rare bipartisan moment

The House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in a rare 396-13 vote, signaling bipartisan will to boost housing supply through incentives and local-approval reforms; a Senate provision that would require seven-year resale of certain rental homes is not in the House bill, creating potential path hurdles and a conference process. The Trump administration signaled support, and leaders want to move quickly before July. April housing starts were 1.465 million annualized, down 2.8% from March, underscoring ongoing underproduction; a shared element is relaxing manufactured-housing rules (no chassis) to lower costs and boost productivity.

via Axios|

#bipartisan #construction #housing

politics8 days ago•22 min saved

Trump plans 250-foot arch without new congressional approval

The Trump administration intends to build a 250-foot arch near Memorial Circle by Arlington National Cemetery without seeking fresh congressional authorization, arguing a century-old authorization for a similar project covers this plan; critics say it could skirt federal law, with lawsuits filed and a federal arts commission review pending for a revised proposal.

via The Washington Post|

#architecture #donald-trump #legislation

local9 days ago•22 min saved

Illinois designates May 23 as Italian Beef Day to honor iconic sandwich

Illinois designated May 23 as Italian Beef Day after House Bill 4669 passed the House, spearheaded by Rep. Rick Ryan, honoring the sandwich as a symbol of the state’s culinary heritage and its cultural and economic contributions.

via Block Club Chicago|

#chicago #illinois #italian-beef

politics9 days ago•12 min saved

Virginia Governor Vetoes Broad Range of Bills After May Session

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced a broad slate of vetoes after the 2026 reconvene session, saying she supports the intent of many bills but must prevent unintended consequences and ensure laws can be implemented effectively. The vetoes touch on issues from the SWaM program and voter-roll maintenance to prescription-drug pricing, private election funding, cannabis regulation, menopause protections, child-welfare interview recording, higher-education governance, courthouse security, and inmate placement, with amendments she would have preferred but the General Assembly rejected. She pledged to work with bill patrons and leaders to address these issues in the future.

via Governor of Virginia (.gov)|

#legislation #policy #politics

politics10 days ago•13 min saved

House, Trump Reach Compromise on Housing Bill, Heading Back to Senate

House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House struck a compromise on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, with the House set to vote to send the package back to the Senate. The updated House text narrows its differences with the Senate by aligning ownership restrictions on single-family rentals and adding prevailing-wage requirements for federally funded projects, while preserving other changes. The bill aims to address housing affordability, supply, and homeownership ahead of the midterms, after prior pushback from the White House and Senate.

via Politico|

#housing #johnson #legislation

business15 days ago•4 min saved

Bipartisan warnings as Trump-Xi talks intensify about Chinese cars in the U.S.

As Trump meets Xi, lawmakers from both parties warn against using the U.S. auto market as leverage with Beijing, amid talk of Chinese automakers potentially building in the United States. Legislation to curb Chinese-made connected vehicles is advancing over national-security concerns, while officials warn about the impact on domestic jobs and supply chains as Chinese components already appear in common U.S. models and automakers face a competitive affordability gap for American buyers.

via CNBC|

#auto-industry #business #china

politics16 days ago•29 min saved

House moves to fast-track amended housing bill with bipartisan deal

Senior House lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to amend the Senate housing bill, preserving limits on Wall Street’s single-family home purchases while broadening who counts as a single-family home; the plan would pass next week under suspension of rules and go back to the Senate for final approval, before possible White House action. The amended text also keeps a five-year ban on a digital dollar, includes 12 community banking provisions, and drops a controversial seven-year divestiture for investor-built rentals, among other changes.

via Politico|

#bipartisanship #congress #housing

politics16 days ago•18 min saved

Kennedy Backs Senate Crypto Bill, Clearing the Path in Banking Committee

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said he will vote for the landmark Senate crypto bill in the Banking Committee this week, after negotiating changes (including fiduciary-responsibility language) and leaving room to consider amendments at the markup, signaling momentum for the legislation regardless of bipartisan backing.

via Politico|

#banking-committee #crypto #kennedy

politics16 days ago•6 min saved

UK parliament set for broad overhaul as King outlines 37-bill agenda

King Charles used a Lords speech to unveil 37 government bills for the next parliamentary session, spanning economy, housing, transport, crime, immigration, health, energy and digital governance, including eight already introduced; the package features measures like steel nationalisation, leasehold reform, rail and airport reforms, and a new national security remit, but omits welfare reform and a private member’s bill to legalise assisted dying.

via BBC|

#bills #kings-speech #legislation

politics24 days ago•23 min saved

GOP taps $1B for White House security, sparking ballroom dispute

Senate Republicans proposed $1 billion in funding for new White House security measures, but dispute remains over whether the package would cover President Trump’s planned ballroom, with White House backing the security need and critics questioning the ballroom’s inclusion.

via The Washington Post|

#donald-trump #government-spending #legislation

sports29 days ago•44 min saved

Pritzker Pushes Swift Bears Stadium Deal Amid Senate Watch

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing for rapid Senate action on a megaprojects bill designed to keep the Chicago Bears from moving to Indiana, signaling movement on a funding/development plan for a stadium in Arlington Heights and highlighting provisions that need Senate approval while preserving House priorities. With a committee vote not yet taken, the governor says a deal is within reach but time is of the essence to outpace competing sites and secure NFL-backed funding.

via Bleacher Nation|

#bears #illinois #legislation