Tag: State legislature
Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports ban proposal
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday struck down a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams in...
Michigan county seeks vote recount sought by Trump backers
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. —
A rural northern Michigan county sought state...
Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals, moving instead in the...
Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's not surprising that advocacy groups...
County where Ahmaud Arbery slain hires Black police chief
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying raised an outcry over racial injustice has hired its first full-time Black police...
Governor: GOP pick for public broadcasting brings ‘balance’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is defending his appointment of a Republican Party operative to a public broadcasting oversight board, saying...
Declaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in states
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Congress and President Joe Biden acted with unusual swiftness this week in approving Juneteenth as a national holiday, a move that...
Kentucky judge blocks parole board rule on new hearings
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked a new parole board policy that would give dozens of convicted murderers another chance at...
NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed a trio of election measures through their chamber on Wednesday, including one that would prohibit counting...
Texas governor: State, crowdsourcing will fund border wall
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that he will use $250 million in state money and crowdsourced financing to build more...