Tag: State governments
Kansas Senate GOP leader charged with DUI faces ouster vote
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republicans will vote on removing a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of...
Proposed new Indiana vaping products tax blasted as ‘measly’
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are close to approving a new state tax on vaping products even as a proposed increase in the state’s cigarette...
West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Maryland governor vetoes 3 police reform bills
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he has vetoed three police reform measures approved by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, all...
Old documents fuel latest bid to halt Nevada lithium mine
<p>RENO, Nev. — Few people had ever heard of Tiehm’s buckwheat when conservationists filed a petition two years ago to list the desert wildflower...
Passage of Kansas bill on trans athletes won’t be veto-proof
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the...
Kansas Senate GOP leader charged with DUI faces ouster vote
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Republicans will vote on removing a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of...
Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — A white Republican lawmaker from southeast Oklahoma is facing criticism for comparing lawmakers' efforts to end abortion to the fight against...
Records: Kansas lawmaker’s blood alcohol twice legal limit
LIBERTY, Mo. — A powerful Kansas lawmaker accused of drunken driving had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit and taunted...
Court delays execution of inmate who slipped through cracks
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday delayed the execution of a convicted killer whose case federal public defenders said slipped through...