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Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill Setting Foundation to Reject EPA Clean Power Plan

RICHMOND, Va. (Mar 28, 2016) – On Friday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a bill that would have taken a small, but important, first step in setting the foundation to reject federal some EPA rules and regulations in practice. House Bill 2 (HB2) would have required the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to prepare an extensive…

Signed by the Governor: Idaho Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally-Ill

BOISE, Idaho (March 25, 2016) – An Idaho bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients was signed by Gov. Otter on Wednesday The House of Delegates Health and Welfare Committee introduced House Bill 481 (H481) on…

Maryland Legislators Kill Right to Try Bills; Leave Terminally-Ill Patients Without Options

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Mar. 25, 2016) – Maryland House and Senate committees killed two bills that would have set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. That leaves these gravely ill Marylanders with little hope of receiving what could have…

South Carolina Senate Subcommittee Passes Bill Taking on all Upcoming Federal Gun Control Measures

Partnerships don’t work too well when half the team quits. By withdrawing all resources and participation in federal gun control schemes, the states can effectively bring them down.

Mississippi House Passes Bill to Strengthen Right to Try Law

JACKSON, Miss. (Mar. 25, 2016) – A Mississippi bill that would that would expand the state’s current “Right to Try” Act passed the state House Thursday. Last year, the Mississippi legislature passed, and the governor signed,“Right to Try” legislation giving terminally ill patients access to medicines not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.…

Signed by the Governor: West Virginia Law Sets Foundation to Reject EPA Clean Power Plan

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (March 25, 2016) – On Wednesday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill into law that takes a small, but important, first step in setting the foundation to reject federal EPA “Clean Power Plan” rules. Sen. Gregory Boso (R-Summersville) introduced Senate Bill 691 (SB691) on Feb. 22. The legislation would prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from…

Arizona Senate Committee Passes Bill Setting Stage to Reject Federal Acts

PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 24, 2016) – A bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed its final Senate committee today, and will now move to the full Senate for further consideration. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe and a coalition of 12 sponsors and cosponsors, House Bill 2201 (HB2201) would prohibit…

Final Arizona Committee Passes Bill Setting Foundation to Reject and Block all new Federal Gun Control

PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Mar. 24, 2016) – Today, an important Arizona Senate committee passed a bill to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House…