Tag: State governments
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
More than 900K Hoosiers now fully vaccinated for COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 900,000 Indiana residents have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while the state's pandemic death toll is nearing 13,000, state...
S Carolina lawmaker draws ire from fellow Dems on trans bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-three South Carolina Republicans have signed onto a measure aimed at blocking hormonal treatments for transgender youth. But the bill’s chief...
Florida governor gathers experts to validate COVID response
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A year after the COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered much of the economy and plunged the nation into debates over masks and...
Court upholds Iowa man’s civil judgment in mother’s death
DES MOINES, Iowa — There was enough evidence for a jury to conclude in a wrongful death lawsuit that an Iowa man shot and...
Treasury says some state tax cuts OK under Biden relief act
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Responding to concerns from state officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that states can cut taxes without penalty under...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
N. Dakota House cools to bill seen as helping Hoeven’s bank
BISMARCK, N.D. — Republican North Dakota House leaders on Friday signaled a reluctance to fully support a proposal to would funnel $10 million to...
Court tosses $8M verdict in ‘Walking Dead’ stuntman’s death
ATLANTA — An appeals court has thrown out an $8 million jury verdict awarded to the family of a stuntman who was fatally injured...
Fujifilm biotech firm to build massive plant in central NC
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — A subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it will open a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in...
