Tag: State legislature
Florida GOP passes bill to assess political bias on campus
Public universities in Florida would have to survey, protect and promote political views on their campuses, according to a bill that the state Senate...
South Carolina House gives key approval to hate crimes bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina moved one step closer Wednesday to becoming the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law.
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MSNBC apologizes for showing wrong video of congressman
MSNBC apologized on Wednesday for mistakenly airing video of another Black congressman while reporting a day earlier on the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee...
Rare bipartisanship: Police reform bills advance in Oregon
SALEM, Oregon — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a rare show...
Trump endorses Mo Brooks among Alabama GOP Senate contenders
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama's 2022 Senate race, siding with the conservative firebrand who riled...
Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-environment-environmental-policy-indiana-bills-5d14284f764bfdac88188a15bfe92fe2">watered down a controversial bill</a> seeking to remove protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the proposal...
Florida GOP passes bill to assess political bias on campus
<p>Public universities in Florida would have to survey, protect and promote political views on their campuses, according to a bill that the state Senate...
South Carolina House gives key approval to hate crimes bill
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina moved one step closer Wednesday to becoming the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law.</p>
...
MSNBC apologizes for showing wrong video of congressman
<p>MSNBC apologized on Wednesday for mistakenly airing video of another Black congressman while reporting a day earlier on the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee...
Rare bipartisanship: Police reform bills advance in Oregon
<p>SALEM, Oregon — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a rare show...