Tag: State legislature
Alabama yoga bill stalls after conservative groups object
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
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
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio electric company under scrutiny for its role in what federal authorities say was a $60 million bribery and corruption...
Kentucky lawmakers send bipartisan election bill to governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers finished work Monday night on a bipartisan election measure to make early voting a Bluegrass state fixture — a...
New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing pot
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are responding to the call of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to try and forge an agreement...
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over ‘right to repair’
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Trade groups representing big tech companies faced off with independent repair shop owners Monday during a committee hearing in the...
GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards
PHOENIX — As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy requirements, a push to do so in Arizona has been met...
Bill in Washington state would ban private immigration jail
SEATTLE — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails.
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Breonna Taylor’s death: A push to limit no-knock warrants
FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Tuesday, more than a year after the death of Breonna Taylor during...
Reforms to Texas’ energy grid begin moving after blackout
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' power grid that buckled during February's deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and mandates that power plants prepare...