It’s a fair question. But we have a prior question: Were not paper straws a picayune issue for then-President Joe Biden to take on in 2021 amid a migrant crisis, raging inflation, and multiple ...

Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys more ...

The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” ...

Plastic straw partisans are now on the offensive in the straw wars. Monday evening, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to halt their purchases of paper straws ...

The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide passed A new bill would limit local bans on plastic straws unless alternatives meet strict ...

President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to end the push for paper straws, long a target of his criticism. The Republican made the announcement Friday via social media saying, “I ...

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at rolling back the federal push for the use of paper straws over plastic ones. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said when ...

Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, introduced Dec. 26 — to limit what cities and counties can do to regulate drinking straws and stirrers. “Many businesses ...