Pyne said the meeting had "made great progress" on pushing mathematics and science to the forefront of schooling, despite states baulking at the push for one of the subjects to be compulsory in years 11 and 12.
Since it was elected in 2013, the Coalition has weakened federal environmental laws by giving states the power to grant environmental approval under federal laws, despite states not meeting federal standards for those approvals.
"There is no floor for U.S. state ratings, despite states' inherent credit strengths and typically very high ratings," Moody's VP-Senior Credit Officer Ted Hampton says.
Marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act, despite states' efforts to scale back on criminalizing the plant over the past few years.
Despite states' clear interest and longstanding authority in these areas, Steve King thinks that the federal government knows best and should tell Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma and all other states what they can and can't do.
Yet, despite states' efforts to roll back prohibition, marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act, though President Donald Trump has signaled support for possibly softening the federal ban of the plant.
