Tag: State legislature
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that...
Tennessee Senate OKs bid to remove ‘slavery’ as punishment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Senate on Monday advanced a proposal that would remove a clause in the state's constitution allowing slavery or involuntary...
Bipartisan police reform bill heads to Indiana governor
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indianapolis-police-indiana-police-reform-4ecda1f36c5c594e73792cc684a800a1">bipartisan bill</a> aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform in Indiana is headed to the governor's desk...
Newsom will appoint Black woman if Feinstein retires early
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he'd appoint a Black woman to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she retires before...
Queens DA moves to drop 700 sex work-related prosecutions
<p>NEW YORK — The district attorney of Queens announced Tuesday that she is requesting the dismissal of nearly 700 cases involving prostitution-related offenses, and...
Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate
After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local...
Proposal to ban transgender athletes advances in Kansas
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republicans advanced a proposal Tuesday that would ban transgender students from girl's and women's sports in Kansas schools and colleges,...
Neil Clark, lobbyist named in $60M Ohio bribery probe, dies
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A longtime Ohio lobbyist who had pleaded not guilty in a sweeping federal bribery investigation died Tuesday, a former U.S. attorney...
Indiana lawmakers pass bill to ensure school funding
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A Senate bill aimed at ensuring Indiana’s public schools <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indiana-bills-coronavirus-pandemic-9a22a10d0a93703a81660fcf7e5718d3">receive full funding</a> for all students during the coronavirus pandemic is headed...
Republicans consider whether to block Whitmer’s health chief
LANSING, Mich. — Republican senators critical of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus pandemic are weighing whether to reject her appointee to run...