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Aug 04 2021
News
Arkansas' GOP governor wants to undo ban on mask mandates
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says he wishes a bill banning state and local mask mandates hadn't become law, months after he signed the bill. Now, he's asking state leaders to reconsider the ban so local school districts have the flexibility to require masks when children return to the classroom.
Hutchinson said he signed the bill in April because cases in his state were at a low
CBS News (Online)
Jan 09 2024
News
Virginia General Assembly set to open 2024 session with Democrats in full control of the Capitol
RICHMOND, Va. — A remade Virginia General Assembly will convene its 2024 session Wednesday with a Democratic majority newly in charge of both chambers after a consequential election cycle that followed two years of divided control at the Capitol. Cut through the 2024 election noise. Get The Campaign Moment newsletter. Guns, gambling, abortion, public safety and other issues will be on the
Washington Post
Jun 26 2013
News
Texas Abortion Bill Fails Amid Protests
Hundreds of jeering protesters appeared to help stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the country.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 12 2020
Background
Sex, contraception, or abortion? Explaining class gaps in unintended childbearing
There are wide class gaps in unintended childbearing among single women in the United States, resulting from different contraceptive and abortion choices across income groups. In this paper, we use data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG 2011-2013) to estimate how sexual activity, contraceptive use, and abortion use vary across income lines. Though rates of sexual activity are
Brookings Institution
Jul 08 2013
News
‘Turn Texas blue’ hits headwinds with abortion
Democrats are gearing up to spend millions of dollars to “turn Texas blue” by bringing in a new generation of Latino voters. So when an abortion fight flared in Austin this summer, it seemed the stars had aligned — liberals had a hot-button cause to galvanize new supporters who just might stick around for the long haul.
Politico
Mar 07 2013
Headline Roundup
Arkansas Abortion Law
CNN (Online News)
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Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 20 2013
Opinion
RIP national assault weapon ban
President Obama said getting a national assault weapon ban was one of his major policy goals of the year. He has already failed.
Washington Times
Jul 11 2013
News
Texas abortion bill a step closer to law
A Texas legislative committee approved a measure Thursday that would place broad new restrictions on abortions in the state, paving the way for the contentious legislation to become law. House Bill 2 cleared the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on a 6-3 vote. The bill will move to the full Senate floor Friday afternoon in the second attempt to pass the legislation in the Senate. The
CNN (Online News)