Unaccompanied migrant minors aged 3 to 9, watch a television monitor inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas, on March 30, 2021. Dario Lopez-Mills AP Tallahassee Florida could soon have a […]
Proposals
Markey Joins Trone, Cotton In Leading U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, Release Final Report Outlining Its Key Findings and Proposals
Washington (February 8, 2022) — Today, Chairman Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), joined Commission Chairs Congressman David Trone (D-Md.) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), alongside Congressman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), released the final report of the U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. Established by the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, […]
Federal And State Officials Collaborate On Marijuana Standardization Proposals At National Conference
Vermont Democratic and Progressive lawmakers filed a new bill this week to decriminalize drug possession—a policy they hope will serve as a harm reduction tool that can also help to address racial disparities in enforcement. Reps. Logan Nicoll (D) and Selene Colburn (P) introduced the legislation, which would make possession […]