Gary Peters

A “White Dudes for Kamala Harris” account on Elon Musk‘s social media platform X was temporarily suspended following a star-studded Zoom fundraiser. What Happened: Following President Joe Biden‘s exit from the 2024 presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris‘...

The U.S. Congress is closer than ever to enacting a congressional stock trading ban as a bill on the matter cleared committee on Wednesday. A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal to advance the bill earlier in July. What Happened: The bill cleared the Senate Homeland Security &...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment or the DOOBIE Act. This bill seeks to modernize federal employment standards by ensuring that past cannabis use no longer serves as an automatic disqualifier for federal jobs or...

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators announced a deal for a congressional stock trading ban at a press conference on Wednesday. What Happened: Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced the initiative at a press conference on Wednesday,...

A new report was out about the performance of members of the U.S. Congress who bought and sold stocks and options in 2022. The report broke down unusual trading activity from members of Congress and also showed the members who beat the returns of the S&P 500. Here are the highlights...

Two more Senate Democrats expressed support for the U.S. Senate bill that would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis on the federal level. The new cosponsors of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), which was unveiled on Thursday, has got support from Assistant Democratic Leader...

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev) sent a letter recently urging the appropriations committee to provide licensed marijuana businesses with access to Small Business Administration loans, reported Nevada Appeal.  Cannabis companies are currently banned from accessing SBA...

It seems the growing popularity of cannabis in the U.S. represents a complex issue for the trucking industry. With trucking being federally regulated, cannabis remains prohibited under federal workplace drug testing programs for the over 3.5 million drivers who haul our shipments back and forth...