Lawmakers News

Cairo - Egyptian lawmakers had a heated debate Saturday in a meeting discussing who should write the country's new constitution. The writing panel will be comprised of 100 people.

Washington - A new Rasmussen report finds that a growing number of voters now see most members of Congress as being corrupt. The 46% figure is up seven points from June, and the highest finding to be recorded.

Las Vegas - Google is pushing Nevada legislators hard to legalize driverless vehicles. Nevada could be the first state in the Union to legalize operation of the self-driving Toyota Prius hybrids on public roads.

Rape is a heinous crime. Volunteers from groups like the Peace Corps have been victims of the crime while working to better the world.Victims found the agency not supportive of them during the aftermath. That lack of care is being reviewed by lawmakers.

Tallahassee - Florida's registered voters may get a chance to decide the future of medical marijuana in the sunshine state if one state representative has his way.

Washington - Blame it on the heavy toll the recession has taken on Americans, along with the politely termed "inflammatory rhetoric" against the historic U.S. health care reform bill.

United States lawmakers urged in a letter to President Barack Obama to overturn the military suicide condolence rules that now forbids the military to send letters to families of a soldier who committed suicide.

The war in Afghanistan is in its eighth year and has costed hundreds of billions of dollars but now Democratic lawmakers want a new surtax to pay for the war.

Negotiations between lawmakers in three states and Craigslist have begin to eliminate what is viewed as advertisements that offer illegal sexual activities.

A Louisiana lawmaker has proposed a bill in which castration could be a sentencing option for some sex offenders in the state. The bill will be sent to the Senate for final approval.