Tag: State legislature
Arkansas lawmakers advance scaled-back hate crimes measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes bill on Monday that longtime supporters of such legislation have...
George Floyd death leads states to require cops to intervene
<p>SALEM, Ore. — When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didn't intervene, even...
Indiana lawmakers amend environment bills as deadlines near
INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of amendments to bills affecting Indiana environmental policy have sparked debate among lawmakers as the Legislature enters its final stretch of...
Indiana lawmakers amend environment bills as deadlines near
INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of amendments to bills affecting Indiana environmental policy have sparked debate among lawmakers as the Legislature enters its final stretch of...
Indiana lawmakers amend environment bills as deadlines near
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of amendments to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/environment-indiana-wetlands-bills-876d6fe8cd802b1727440bd08611ccd6">bills affecting Indiana environmental policy</a> have sparked debate among lawmakers as the Legislature enters its final stretch...
Pregnant worker protections short of Indiana governor’s goal
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators are turning aside — for the second straight year — an appeal from Gov. Eric Holcomb for a law requiring...
Confederate symbols prove difficult to remove in many states
AUSTIN, Texas — Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms,...
Pregnant worker protections short of Indiana governor’s goal
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators are turning aside — for the second straight year — an appeal from Gov. Eric Holcomb for a law requiring...
Confederate symbols prove difficult to remove in many states
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms,...
Moderation, sometimes, for Georgia GOP despite voting law
ATLANTA — Amid a supernova of criticism over Georgia's new voting law, Republicans are still trying to appeal to swing voters in a state...