Tag: State legislature
Proposed new Indiana vaping products tax blasted as ‘measly’
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are close to approving a new state tax on vaping products even as a proposed increase in the state’s cigarette...
West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Maryland governor vetoes 3 police reform bills
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he has vetoed three police reform measures approved by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, all...
Passage of Kansas bill on trans athletes won’t be veto-proof
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the...
Kansas Senate GOP leader charged with DUI faces ouster vote
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Republicans will vote on removing a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of...
Proposed new Indiana vaping products tax blasted as ‘measly’
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are close to approving a new state tax on vaping products even as a proposed increase in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-indiana-state-budgets-smoking-bills-bc596828cd1b539721bc9ece149e077f">the state’s...
West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Maryland governor vetoes 3 police reform bills
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he has vetoed three police reform measures approved by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, all...
Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — A white Republican lawmaker from southeast Oklahoma is facing criticism for comparing lawmakers' efforts to end abortion to the fight against...
$50M suit alleges retaliation over allegations against coach
BATON ROUGE, La. — In a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit, an associate athletic director at Louisiana State University accuses university officials of retaliating...