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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoSlavery was formally abolished after Congress ratified the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...
Biden calls for tougher gun regulations after Charlotte shooting. Will Congress act?
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoTillis and Murphy’s bill was a...Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and...
What to know about term limits and what is at stake
Gannett via AOL· 10 hours agoSo, every Feb. 27 Americans celebrate the passage of the 22nd Amendment and work to raise awareness of today’s most popular and bipartisan issue — congressional term limits ...
Alabama sports betting: Latest news and updates, April 2024
New York Post· 6 hours agoHouse Bill 151 called for a constitutional amendment to allow sports betting in Alabama, but the...
The Constitution: The Nineteenth Amendment | Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media· 11 hours agoThe Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments ...
Bill limiting cell phone use in classrooms passes Ohio Senate
WJW via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn amendment to HB 250 passed the Ohio Senate this week and would require districts to limit student...
New York Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave and Sets COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave...
JD Supra· 6 days agoMaking New York the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave, the legislature on April 19, 2024 passed an amendment to New York Labor Law § 196-b that ...
United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church into four parts
Religion News Service· 5 days agoThe primary measure, voted on as the UMC General Conference met at the Charlotte Convention Center...
Maui fires caused countless dollars in damage. Now, Hawaii lawmakers grapple with the bill
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass crucial legislation including the ongoing costs...
Obama’s doing the delegate thing
Politico· 11 hours agoThe protest group says the city is violating the First Amendment by not signing off on a permit that would allow demonstrators within “site and sound” of...