Tag: Social issues
Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her
<p>GENEVA — Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president...
Texas, Louisiana sue US government over deportation holds
<p>DALLAS — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted...
Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year
WASHINGTON — Thanks to a pandemic-fueled mortgage boom, states will get nearly $700 million in federal grants from a special program for low-income housing,...
Indiana Senate blocking repeal of state handgun permit law
INDIANAPOLIS — The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate is blocking a bill that would repeal the state's permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public.
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French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni speaks out about racist abuse
<p>BRUSSELS — Nacer Bouhanni's haters don't care that he is a former French cycling champion, or even that he was born and raised in...
Indiana Senate approves ‘abortion reversal’ requirement
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that tightens state abortion laws <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-medication-abortion-indiana-bills-853a2aa23a2ae64c876152de3c5cde6c">despite objections</a> that it would force...
San Francisco school board to vote on school renaming, again
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a much-criticized decision to purge 44 schools of names it said were...
Florida governor rebuts vaccine ‘pay-to-play’ report on CBS
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back aggressively Tuesday against a “60 Minutes” report that suggested he initially made a deal to...
Baltimore removes statue of slaveowner near its waterfront
<p>BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore has removed a statue of an Irish-born slave-owning merchant from a square in the neighborhood he founded in...
Union leader blames underfunding for Iowa prison killings
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — The leader of the union representing Iowa prison workers on Tuesday blamed Republican state political leaders and Iowa Department of...