Tag: State legislature
Top regulator warns of COVID-19 hazards inside Iowa Capitol
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — A top workplace safety regulator warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are...
Report: Missouri lawmaker should be ousted for alleged abuse
<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. — A state House committee report released Monday called for a new Missouri lawmaker’s ouster over allegations that he physically and sexually...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
<p>In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a plan for returning to the Statehouse later this year in order to approve new election districts.
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As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule
PORTLAND, Ore. — As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction — and many residents are...
Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a plan for <a href="https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-indianapolis-coronavirus-pandemic-census-2020-covid-19-pandemic-e73c7bc4e17f0ffa7272ccb89f55595b">returning to the Statehouse later this year</a> in order to approve new election districts.</p>
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As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction — and many residents are...
As America embraces voting early, GOP moves to restrict it
Nearly seven of every 10 voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2020. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to...
Colorado GOP lawmaker: Slavery policy didn’t impugn humanity
DENVER — Democrats in Colorado have condemned a Republican lawmaker for joking about lynching before saying a 18th century policy designating a slave as...