Tag: State legislature
Minnesota Legislature struggles for compromise on policing
MINNEAPOLIS — Negotiators in Minnesota’s divided Legislature on Monday kicked off what's sure to be a long and contentious debate over whether further police...
Rap rhythm from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas causing a stir
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — First, Vitor Oliveira sold the ground floor of the bare-bones brick building he constructed near the top of his sprawling...
US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban
BOISE, Idaho — An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls...
Judges hear arguments over Census’ contentious privacy tool
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the...
Idaho intern faced ‘overwhelming’ hassle after rape report
BOISE, Idaho — The moment a 19-year-old intern reported that she was raped by an Idaho lawmaker became public, the harassment began.
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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...
Minnesota Legislature struggles for compromise on policing
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Negotiators in Minnesota’s divided Legislature on Monday kicked off what's sure to be a long and contentious debate over whether further police...
US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban
<p>BOISE, Idaho — An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls...
Idaho intern faced ‘overwhelming’ hassle after rape report
<p>BOISE, Idaho — The moment a 19-year-old intern reported that she was raped by an Idaho lawmaker became public, the harassment began. </p>
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Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records
DENVER — Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to...