Jackson, Bean eye comeback bids in Illinois

As the number of lawmakers rising, two former House members are gambling Tuesday that voters will reward experience rather than innovation as the Democratic Party struggles with generational change. Former Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Melissa Bean are running for their old House seats on the south and west sides of Chicago. Still, his re-election…

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Judge rules Texas anti-ESG law is unconstitutional

A federal judge this week determined that a Texas state law that prevents state funds from being invested with financial companies that boycott fossil fuel companies is unconstitutional. Trump-appointed Texas federal judge Alan Albright found that state law SB13 was a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. “The application of SB 13… Source link

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