Tag: State governments
Prosecutors add 3 fraud charges against Missouri lawmaker
LIBERTY, Mo. — A Missouri state lawmaker already indicted on 20 charges related to a fraud scheme involving medical treatments now faces three more...
Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women ‘witches’
<p>LANSING, Mich. — The leader of Michigan's Republican Party referred to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other top Democratic elected woman as “witches" and...
Ruling denying adoption by same-sex Nebraska couple reversed
OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday reversed a ruling by a lower court judge who denied a same-sex couple’s petition to...
Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
<p>BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the...
LSU coach accused of ignoring sexual harassment complaint
BATON ROUGE, La. — A 74-year-old woman told state lawmakers Friday that she spoke directly to Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron about...
Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we’ll sue
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government's continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday...
Daily Mail seeks to reverse order denying trial credentials
MINNEAPOLIS — A British newspaper asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday to swiftly throw out a judge’s order denying it credentials for...
Arkansas governor signs medical conscience objections law
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious...
Tennessee’s governor signs transgender athlete bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law Friday banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making it the third state...