Tag: Bills
Maryland lawmakers approve $577M to settle HBCU lawsuit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit...
Despite headwinds, House set to OK Dems’ immigration bills
WASHINGTON — Democrats seem poised to claim victory in the House’s first votes this year on immigration, but moving legislation on the divisive issue...
Spain passes euthanasia law despite conservative opposition
MADRID — Lawmakers voted Thursday to make Spain the seventh country in the world and the fourth in Europe to allow physician-assisted suicide and...
Czechs split over mandatory quota on local food in stores
PRAGUE — The Czech Parliament's upper house on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected draft legislation to reduce dependency on imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
NCAA to vote in April on lifting ban on in-person recruiting
The NCAA Division I Council plans to vote in April on lifting the ban on in-person recruiting that has been in place for more...
GOP efforts to tighten voting laws gets underway in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions across the U.S. are getting underway in Texas, where state GOP leaders helped push unsupported...
Arkansas abortion bill would require rape, incest reports
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Senate on Thursday voted to require victims of rape and incest to have first reported the crime to...
House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
WASHINGTON — The House has voted to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or...
Congressional Democrats push $50B bill for nonprofits
Congressional Democrats are pushing a federal bill that would give nonprofits $50 billion to help them retain employees, hire newly unemployed workers and expand...