Tag: State legislature
Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases
<p>When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to...
California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a...
Florida lawmakers move to punish social media companies
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Social media companies faced the wrath of Florida Republicans, as lawmakers were poised Wednesday to send legislation to the governor as...
Ethics hearing: Idaho lawmaker accused of rape pleads Fifth
<p>BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho lawmaker facing rape allegations from a 19-year-old intern refused to answer some questions during a legislative ethics hearing Wednesday...
Judge won’t block Arizona Senate’s 2020 election recount
<p>PHOENIX — A judge on Wednesday refused to shut down the Republican-led Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million ballots from the 2020 election in...
Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — The first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court announced her entry Tuesday into the...
S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
<p>Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
Indiana governor vetoes bill requiring ethanol warning label
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb has vetoed a <a href="http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/303#document-ab48c096">bill </a> that would require additional labeling for Indiana gas pumps that distribute E15, a...
Indiana governor sues Legislature over emergency powers
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor is asking a court to block a new law passed by state legislators giving themselves more authority to intervene when...