Tag: Bills
S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
<p>ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto
<p>WASHINGTON — The pictures always make it look so presidential: Joe Biden sitting in a tall-back chair, surrounded by the arrayed members of Congress...
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto
WASHINGTON — The pictures always make it look so presidential: Joe Biden sitting in a tall-back chair, surrounded by the arrayed members of Congress...
Democrats move 2 bills showing strength and limits of power
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats were on a roll. The House voted along party lines to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-statehood-congress-9edf21fe93e813808f1488ceb0b7900b">make the nation’s capital the 51st state</a>, and two...
Hungary walks back controversial laws after EU court rulings
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's government is walking back two controversial pieces of legislation that targeted foreign universities and civil society groups after they were...
Democrats, activists call on governor to veto wetlands bill
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Calls are mounting for Gov. Eric Holcomb to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-wildlife-deregulation-legislation-wetlands-7f53e26aa9c25590b44113a603e58720">veto a bill</a> that would remove some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands...
Indiana Legislature ends on high note after struggles
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers set up a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-health-eric-holcomb-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-f3ebd3c2121bcb8ef0080a181a666a46">constitutional challenge</a> to Indiana GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb over his office’s emergency powers a week before...