Tag: State legislature
Texas Republicans pushing abortion ban after 6 weeks
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would ban abortions after as early six weeks — before many women know they are pregnant — and allow private...
NYPD officer hit, killed on highway lived ‘American dream’
<p>NEW YORK — A New York City police officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ny-state-wire-4c1eb488d9be2f7ba4d79e84fe88dbb2">killed by a suspected drunk driver</a> was hailed Tuesday at his funeral as a...
Lawsuit filed over ‘gay’ attack in Virginia GOP race
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — A Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor is going to court in an effort to find out who is responsible for...
$%&@!! Maine rethinks decision to stop vetting vanity plates
<p>PORTLAND, Maine — Based on crude license plate messages, one may be forgiven for assuming Maine doesn’t give two flips about obscenities.</p>
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Group asks US to cut funding to Idaho over wolf-killing bill
<p>BOISE, Idaho — A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve...
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...
Once GOP governor of Florida, Crist now runs as Democrat
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, who served asFlorida governor for a single term before running other offices, is seeking the state’s...
Senators keep South Carolina hate crime bill alive for now
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's effort to become the next-to-last state to pass a hate crimes law survived a challenge from some Republican senators...
NYPD officer hit, killed on highway lived ‘American dream’
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer killed by a suspected drunk driver was hailed Tuesday at his funeral as a humble...
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...