Tag: Legislature
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...
Canadian lawmaker caught naked during video conference
OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian Parliament member was caught stark naked in a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
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Texas GOP Rep. Kevin Brady says he won’t run again in 2022
AUSTIN, Texas — Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas said Wednesday he won't run for re-election after 25 years in Congress, making him the most...
New Treasury office to oversee billions in virus relief help
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department has created a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money authorized by...
Senate OKs tough former regulator as market watchdog chief
WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s choice of Gary Gensler to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling an emphasis on...
Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps
JACKSON, Miss. — A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a massive flood-control project in the south...
Biden taps former Obama official as deputy at Interior Dept.
WASHINGTON — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping...
Powell defends Fed’s consideration of climate change risks
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday defended the Fed's increasing scrutiny of the threat that climate change could pose to the...
EXPLAINER: Why outside prosecutors review killings by police
BOSTON — A white former police officer is being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, just three days after...
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PHOENIX — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit,...
