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‘End Slavery in California Act’ clears key hurdle
ABC 10 Sacramento· 6 days agoAn effort to end forced labor for inmates is underway. It’s a key legislative priority of California’s first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force, and...
States With Abortion Measures on the Ballot in 2024
US News & World Report· 5 days agoWade was overturned by the high court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling. Amendments supported by pro-abortion rights interests succeeded in Vermont ...
Arkansas lawmakers to consider income tax cuts, Game and Fish budget during special session
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt’s not February, but it’s feeling a bit like Groundhog Day at the Arkansas Capitol as the governor...
Constitutional conventions: a relic of old or a chance for reform? It’s time for voters to decide
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMonday unanimously approved two resolutions sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Craven,...
The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights
The News-Times· 2 days agoThe tactics include attempts to get signatures removed from initiative petitions, legislative pushes...
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 1 day agoThe tactics include attempts to get signatures removed from initiative petitions, legislative pushes for competing ballot measures that could confuse voters and monthslong delays caused by lawsuits ...
Morgan delegation discusses recent legislative session - The Hartselle Enquirer
Hartselle Enquirer· 6 days agoMental health, gambling, ethics and Interstate 565 congestion were among the many issues tackled in a “contentious and difficult” spring legislative session, the Morgan County delegation said ...
Maine top judge defends judge's decision to lower bail for Lewiston man
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJun. 17—LEWISTON — A lower court judge who came under fire because she lowered the bail of a defendant who had a violent past and who, days later, went on a criminal rampage was only carrying ...
Maryland governor signs order pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions
Los Angeles Times· 11 hours agoMaryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday,...
Montevallo pastor shares insight on rejected SBC women pastor ban
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 5 days agoA local pastor is sharing his perspective after leaders at the Southern Baptist Convention meeting...