Tag: Legislature
Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass
LAS VEGAS — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with...
Kyrgyzstan approves constitution boosting president’s power
MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan’s national elections commission says voters have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that substantially increases the president’s powers.
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Alabama senators want Confederate tax to fund Black history
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two Alabama state senators say they want to divert part of a statewide property tax tied to the legacy of the...
West Virginia lawmakers pass needle exchange regulation bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia bill that would regulate needle exchange programs passed the Republican-controlled legislature on Saturday. Critics have said more stringent...
Kyrgyzstan votes on constitution boosting president’s powers
MOSCOW — Voters in Kyrgyzstan will cast ballots Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that would substantially increase the president’s powers in...
Proposed new Indiana vaping products tax blasted as ‘measly’
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are close to approving a new state tax on vaping products even as a proposed increase in the state’s cigarette...
Video shows Israeli police beating lawmaker at protest
JERUSALEM — A video circulating online shows Israeli police punching a member of parliament and wrestling him to the ground at a protest against...
Advocates call on NCAA to act in response to anti-trans laws
Athletes, coaches and advocates are calling on the NCAA to act in response to state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in organized sports.
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Plan would return beachfront taken from Black family in ’20s
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County plans to return prime beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who built a seaside resort for...
Affair derails Alabama secretary of state’s political hopes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The venue had been booked. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a rising GOP star with an eye long set on...
