Here are 4 popular Democratic bills that (probably) won’t become law this year
They stayed in command of the governorship and every other statewide elected office, and they won control of the state House.
But if that led to
That's why there are a whole bunch of policy ideas that are really popular among
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Some of them have support from some
That's how both parties do it when they hold the majority, and right now government is divided.
Yes, there will likely be compromises on both sides when it comes to spending priorities and some matters of policy by mid-May if leaders are to avoid a government shutdown.
With some issues, like reducing child care fraud, addressing the cost of health care, and access to prescription drugs, both
But there plenty of issues near and dear to progressives that appear highly unlikely to advance this year, thanks to Republican opposition.
Here are four:
GUN CONTROL (AGAIN)
And it appears destined for the same result this year: not gonna happen.
There will likely be procedural votes and further posturing on guns, but the only way it could actually happen is if there's a full vote on the
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
Feminists hoping to amend the state constitution to guarantee women and men have equal rights will have to keep their campaign waging at least another year.
The idea this year was twofold:
-- Urge
-- Offer a state ERA to voters on 2020 ballots. It would have said this: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged or denied on account of gender."
Many
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
To be clear, there are supporters and skeptics of legalizing pot to simply get high from both parties. But the bulk of supporters are
However, Democratic leaders said they didn't want to rush into it, a prudence that put them in sync with Republican leaders. Instead, they want to pass a bill that would create a task force to study the issue so they could take it up next year.
DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ALL
A bill passed by the House would allow every
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