Tag: Bills
Indiana House votes to override emergency powers bill veto
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators inched towards a possible court fight with Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday by voting to override his veto and give themselves...
Proposal in Alabama to up protection for Confederate statues
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker who disputes that slavery was the cause of the Civil War has proposed fining cities $10,000 a day...
Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate
WASHINGTON — House Democrats were poised to pass legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are...
Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers moved closer to requiring transgender athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing — as well as submit to having...
Multitude of businesses show support for voters’ rights
A multitude of big-name businesses and high-profile individuals, including Amazon, Facebook and Warren Buffett, are showing their support for voters' rights.
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Indiana lawmakers send abortion ‘reversal’ bill to governor
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill requiring doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could stop the...
Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
PHOENIX — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit,...
Wetlands deregulation bill advances to Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS —
Lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a disputed...
House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations
WASHINGTON — A House panel is expected to advance a decadeslong effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves with a vote Wednesday...
