Tag: State legislature
Holcomb signs police reform, school funding bills into law
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Bills aimed at <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indianapolis-police-indiana-bills-police-reform-03a8c2f5c9c927ec151b4dc0a5768d2c">increasing police accountability</a> and ensuring Indiana’s public schools <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indiana-bills-coronavirus-pandemic-ac3133813d2bd984aa1509c9aff164ec">receive full funding</a> for all students during the coronavirus...
Tennessee GOP pushes gun bill over law enforcement concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Tennessee lawmakers pushed last summer to increase penalties against demonstrators demanding police reform, they did so in the name of...
Hearing set in lawsuit over Virginia state senator’s censure
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge is set to hear arguments Thursday about whether to dismiss a lawsuit from firebrand Virginia conservative Amanda Chase...
Indiana Senate panel backs ‘abortion reversal’ requirement
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A bill requiring Indiana doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could <a href="https://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-indiana-bills-abortion-8c6eb5708ae81e98bc08cab3de36bce8">stop the abortion process...
Indiana lawmakers advance bill allowing health order appeals
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would make it easier to overturn local health orders or enforcement actions amid <a href="https://apnews.com/article/public-health-legislature-health-coronavirus-pandemic-indiana-41b94e54c75c7310297b5516734f291e">ongoing...
Alabama yoga bill stalls after conservative groups object
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama's decades-old ban on yoga in public schools could stay in place a little longer following push-back from conservative groups who...
Oregon Democrats decry legislative slowdown during COVID
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's House of Representatives returned to the Capitol this week after floor sessions had been cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 cases,...
FirstEnergy refunds $26M as nuclear bailout repeal is signed
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio electric company under scrutiny for its role in what federal authorities say was a $60 million bribery and corruption...
Indiana Senate panel backs ‘abortion reversal’ requirement
INDIANAPOLIS — A bill requiring Indiana doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could stop the abortion process ...
Indiana lawmakers advance bill allowing health order appeals
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would make it easier to overturn local health orders or enforcement actions amid ongoing complaints...