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May 02 2024
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Lane restrictions to take place this weekend on I-81 in Cumberland County
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reminds travelers that lane restrictions are anticipated on Interstate 81 this weekend, May 3-6, so concrete pavement patching, and asphalt paving can be performed on a section of the interstate near Carlisle in Cumberland County. Weather permitting, weekend lane closures for concrete patching and asphalt paving are scheduled from 9 p.m.
The Patriot-NewsApr 29 2024
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Push to restrict LGBTQ+ rights hits a snag in state legislatures
Many seemed destined to become law. Republicans have supermajorities in most of the states where the bills were filed, and high-ranking party members signaled they wanted the legislation to pass. In West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice said his top priority was a “Women’s Bill of Rights” that would have banned trans women from women’s bathrooms and also required a person’s legal sex be the one they
Washington PostMay 02 2024
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Arkansas sued over new restrictions on driver's license gender markers
Transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Arkansas residents are suing the state over a new policy that makes it nearly impossible to change the gender marker on driver’s licenses and prohibits the nonbinary X marker. Since at least 2010, the state had let residents self-select the marker on the license, either M, F, or X, according to the American Civil Liberties Union’s Arkansas affiliate, which
AdvocateNov 15 2023
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Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily halts slew of abortion restrictions
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted three state laws governing abortion and the prescription of abortion bills pending further proceedings. Abortion is almost completely illegal in the state, allowing only the exception in which a pregnancy presents a risk to the mother's life. Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Tulsa Women's Clinic joined
Just The NewsApr 24 2024
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Another Supreme Court abortion case
After hearing arguments on immigration and labor law earlier this week, the Supreme Court on Wednesday will take on a conflict over Idaho’s strict abortion ban. The justices are deciding whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency treatment overrides abortion restrictions in states like Idaho, which do not have abortion exceptions for pregnant patients' health. Read more
"USA Today" ContributorApr 23 2024
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FTC Bans Noncompete Clauses That Restrict Job Switching
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday banned employers from using noncompete contracts to prevent most workers from joining rival firms, achieving a policy goal that is popular with labor but faces an imminent court challenge from business groups.
The measure, approved by the agency’s Democratic majority on a 3-to-2 vote, marks the first time in more than 50 years that FTC officials
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 13 2023
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New Mexico Supreme Court to decide fate of local abortion restrictions
The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the attorney general for the state where abortion laws are among the most liberal in the country. Oral arguments were scheduled for Wednesday in Santa Fe. At least four state supreme courts are grappling with abortion litigation this week in the
Fox News (Online News)Jul 06 2023
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Iowa Legislature called into session to restrict abortion
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday called a special legislative session to pursue new abortion restrictions after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate a 2018 ban after about six weeks of pregnancy. The court was split 3-3 last month and did not issue a decision on the merits of the law, leaving open the possibility that the GOP-controlled Legislature would try to
Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteMay 03 2024
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Trans people sue Arkansas over restrictive new drivers license rules
Arkansas is being sued by transgender, intersex, and non-binary residents over a recent policy change that prevents people from being able to change the gender marker on their driver’s license and eliminates the option “X”, which signifies that the the license-holder is nonbinary. Residents have been allowed to self-select the gender markers on their licenses since at least 2010, but a new
LGBTQ NationSep 08 2023
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Florida Supreme Court Considers Upholding Abortion Restrictions
The Florida Supreme Court’s conservative justices repeatedly questioned on Friday whether the state’s privacy rights extend to abortion as they considered whether to uphold a ban on the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy — a decision that could overturn decades of legal precedent and trigger a far more restrictive ban. Such a decision would cement Florida’s transformation from a haven for
New York Times (News)