Tag: State governments
Indiana lawmakers debate environmental regulation, rollbacks
INDIANAPOLIS — As Indiana lawmakers debate dozens of bills addressing environmental matters, tensions are flaring over whether the state should adopt greener initiatives or...
Indiana panel backs weaker pregnant worker protections bill
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators have advanced a weakened version of a requirement sought by the governor for workplace accommodations for pregnant women such as...
GOP bill would force yearly teacher action on union dues
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require Indiana teachers to renew requests every year for automatic deduction of union dues...
Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. — As racial injustice protesters swarmed the streets of Portland, Oregon, day after day last year, a voice would come over a...
Ban on local housing rules pushed by Indiana homebuilder
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposed ban on Indiana cities and counties adopting local housing design standards is being pushed by a state lawmaker who owns...
California rail officials want to tap remaining bond funds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials in charge of California’s slow-going high-speed rail project want to tap $4.1 billion in bond money to finish ongoing construction...
Indiana logs 1,233 new COVID-19 infections and 24 deaths
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana health officials said Sunday that 24 more people in the state have died from COVID-19 as they announced 1,233 new infections....
State lawmakers say Pima County eviction ban is illegal
PHOENIX — Two Republican lawmakers are asking the Arizona attorney general to block an eviction moratorium that Pima County supervisors approved earlier this month.
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Hearing set for Ohio nonprofit’s bribery scheme guilty plea
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has scheduled the guilty plea hearing for a nonprofit that authorities say was used as part of a...
Germany to let citizens store ID cards on smartphone
BERLIN — Germany says its citizens will be able to use smartphones to store their government-issued ID cards and prove their identity online.
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