Tag: Executive vetoes
Indiana governor vetoes bill limiting local health orders
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor has vetoed a bill <a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-bills-coronavirus-indiana-dd8834fc97ddbace675f451bb415df5a">that would limit the authority of county or city health departments</a> by allowing local elected...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a proposed ban on transgender athletes...
Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-government-and-politics-321b19c681fe78be837bde945c0f6aa4">Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto</a> of a proposed ban on transgender...
Indiana attorney general wants governor’s lawsuit blocked
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general took aim Friday at Gov. Eric Holcomb’s attempt to block a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-health-eric-holcomb-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-f3ebd3c2121bcb8ef0080a181a666a46">new law giving state legislators more authority</a>...
Indiana attorney general wants governor’s lawsuit blocked
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general took aim Friday at Gov. Eric Holcomb’s attempt to block a new law giving state legislators more authority to...
Indiana governor signs wetland repeal bill, despite pushback
INDIANAPOLIS — A bill removing some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday despite widespread criticism...
College athletes decry possible delay in compensation law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Just when some college athletes in Florida were readying to cash in on their athletic prowess, the state's Legislature has unexpectedly...
Indiana governor signs wetland repeal bill, despite pushback
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A bill removing some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-wildlife-deregulation-legislation-wetlands-7f53e26aa9c25590b44113a603e58720">signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb</a> Thursday despite widespread...
College athletes decry possible delay in compensation law
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Just when some college athletes in Florida were readying to cash in on their athletic prowess, the state's Legislature has unexpectedly...