Tag: State legislature
Kentucky lawmakers send bipartisan election bill to governor
<p>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
<p>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’
<p>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
<p>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
<p>SEATTLE — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails.</p>
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Breonna Taylor’s death: A push to limit no-knock warrants
<p>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
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' power grid that buckled during February's deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and mandates that power plants prepare...
Bill curbing governor’s emergency powers advances Senate
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate voted Monday to approve a proposal that would curb the governor’s authority under the state emergency powers law following...
Arkansas Senate OKs ban on treatments for transgender youth
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved banning gender confirming treatments for minors, sending the governor a restriction on transgender youth...
Virginia lawmakers ban police use of facial recognition
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — Last month, Virginia lawmakers quietly passed one of the most restrictive bans in the country on the use of facial recognition...