Tag: Legislature
Governor wants to overhaul citizen arrests after Arbery case
ATLANTA — Georgia's governor is backing a plan to overhaul the state's citizen's arrest law, taking aim at a statute scrutinized last year after...
French Caribbean fights to keep pesticide case alive
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Agricultural workers who have long sought compensation for contamination from a pesticide banned in France but used in the...
Freshman US Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s mother dies of COVID-19
YONKERS, N.Y. — Freshman U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who defeated veteran New York lawmaker Eliot Engel in last year's Democratic primary, announced on Twitter...
Indiana attorney general keeps job with health benefits firm
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's newly elected attorney general says state ethics officials have cleared his ongoing role with a health benefits consulting firm in which...
South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's public health workers have been tasked with keeping the state safe for 143 years, ever since lawmakers created a...
After shooting, unrest, Wyoming gets its first Black sheriff
LARAMIE, Wyo. — As a student at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy, Aaron Appelhans used to look at the photos of past graduating classes...
Draghi nets wide support to lead Italian government, for now
ROME — Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi secured pledges of backing from nearly every party represented in the Italian Parliament as he...
High school group relaxes soccer rules on religious headwear
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Federation of State High School Associations announced Thursday that it will no longer require state approval to allow soccer players...
Indiana lawmakers take next step to require FAFSA submission
INDIANAPOLIS — A bill that would require students at public schools to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid advanced to the Indiana...