Bill Proposes Child Visitation and Custody Guidelines Following Tragic Murder-Suicide

VERDIGRIS, Okla. — After a tragic murder-suicide in Verdigris, two fathers are advocating for changes to the law following the deaths of their children at the hands of their mother. Last July, Brandy McCaslin took the lives of 9-month-old Billy, 5-year-old Bryce, and 11-year-old Noe during a supervised visitation, as reported by investigators. In response to the devastating loss, Noe and Billy’s fathers, Ryan McGee and Billy Jacobson, are actively working on a new senate …

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Virginia Bill Advocated by Family of Murdered Teen to Hold Parents Accountable for Gun Use by Minors Advances in State Senate

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia State Senate recently moved forward with a bill that seeks to impose consequences on parents if their minor child uses their firearm to commit a crime. The proposed legislation, SB 44, was put forth by State Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) and aims to charge parents with a felony if their child gains access to their gun and is deemed a threat to themselves or others, or has been involved in …

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A New Legal Proposal Will Harm Medicare Prescription Drugs

Several senators are drafting legislation to fix the prices of Medicare prescription medications as negotiations on their tax and spending bill. As Senators are working on a legislative proposal to have the government fix the prices of Medicare prescription drugs as negotiations on their tax and spending bill continue. Despite some differences from earlier versions, the indisputable result of the 190-page amendment is the same: Reduced patient access to prescription drugs. Many provisions are included …

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