Tag: Bills
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...
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,...
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...
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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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...
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...
South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports,...