Tag: Legislature
Biden to back changes in military sexual assault prosecution
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is putting his stamp of approval on a long-debated change to the military justice system that would remove decisions...
Arkansas governor ponders future in GOP turned Trumpian
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Leading a state that went heavily for Donald Trump in the 2020 election and that has enacted some of the...
Tax law experts see ‘strong’ case against Trump Org. CFO
NEW YORK — Companies give perks to their employees all the time. Many top executives at Fortune 500 companies have access to a corporate...
In Mexico, transgender politicians make strides
MEXICO CITY — Salma Luévano was arrested for publicly identifying herself as transgender in provincial Mexico in 1985. Now she is set to take...
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...
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale...
EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor
LOS ANGELES — California will hold a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. The date was...
‘Pivotal time:’ Museum obtains key 1854 Lincoln letter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An 1854 letter hinting at Abraham Lincoln's transition from prairie legislator to political powerhouse, donated to the state of Illinois, was...
AP source: Jags, 49ers, Cowboys, coaches get fined over OTAs
DALLAS — The Jacksonville Jaguars and first-year coach Urban Meyer have been fined along with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers for violating...
GOP congressman flouts mask rules on airline flight to Texas
WASHINGTON — A Texas congressman who has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mask mandates went without a mask for at least a portion...
