Tag: Legislation
Spanish govt endorses clearer, tougher law on sexual consent
MADRID — Spain’s government on Tuesday approved sexual consent legislation that aims to crack down on sexual violence and harassment by codifying offenses and...
Judge letting Indiana’s governor sue to block emergency law
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge is letting Indiana’s governor proceed with a lawsuit challenging the increased power state legislators have given themselves to intervene during...
As leaders hunt Biden budget deal, every Dem has leverage
WASHINGTON — In a crucial moment for congressional Democrats, leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy the party’s rival moderate and...
UK seeks new powers to curb cross-Channel migrant arrivals
LONDON — The British government plans to give itself powers to turn asylum-seekers back at sea or send them abroad while their applications for...
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
California delays considering supervised sites for drug use
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers will wait until next year to continue considering a bill that would give opioid users a place to inject...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...
New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry
NEW YORK — Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and...
Rocky path ahead as Chicago set to get elected school board
CHICAGO — ILCHS801,802, ILSPR801 set for time release at 8a Saturday, July 3.
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Hungary PM calls EU leaders ‘colonialists’ in LGBT law feud
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law...
