By: Emma Page On September 13, 2023, Miami Beach City Commissioners voted 4-3 in favor of a proposed amendment[1] to their city code which makes it unlawful to sleep or inhabit a temporary shelter in public spaces, directly providing homeless members of the community with stricter regulations.[2] The proposed amendment was co-sponsored by Mayor Dan […]

By: Anabelle Tolgyesi On March 27, six people (three students and three adults) were killed after yet another mass shooting—this time, at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] The victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus (9); William Kinney (9), Hallie Scruggs (9); head of school Katherine Koonce (60); custodian Mike Hill (61); and substitute teacher […]

By: Sabrina Serber On July 28, 2022, the Investor Justice Act of 2022 was introduced in the Senate to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a grant program to fund qualified investor advocacy clinics among other purposes[1]. The bill, introduced by Senator Catherine Cortez Mastro was read twice and introduced to the […]

By: Nathen Castillo In June of 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis authorized a budget that set aside $12 million to create a migrant transportation program.[1] The goal of the original program was to “relocate out of the state of Florida foreign nationals who are not lawfully present in the United States.”[2] But roughly three months […]