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Apr 09 2024
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Effort to enshrine right to abortion in Maine Constitution comes up short in first votes
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An effort to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion has come up short of the necessary threshold in initial votes, giving the resolution dim prospects moving forward. The Maine House voted 76-68 Tuesday in favor of the proposal but failed to reach the two-thirds majority that would be needed to send it to voters for ratification. The same thing
Associated PressJun 03 2021
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‘Constitutional carry’ comes to Texas. The trend in five charts.
When Texas changes its gun laws, the United States takes notice. But “permitless carry” already has been adopted in 19 other states. What are the effects so far?
Soon, most adult Texans will be able to openly carry a handgun in public. No background check or training necessary.
It will be a major expansion in gun rights, one that Texas is uncharacteristically late in arriving at
Christian Science MonitorMar 28 2024
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Maine’s supreme court says Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
Maine’s highest court is upholding the state’s Sunday hunting ban, ruling against a Readfield couple who argued the rule contradicts a recently enacted “right to food” amendment to the state constitution. Virginia and Joel Parker sued the commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in April 2022. They argued that the Sunday hunting ban runs afoul of the right-to-food
Portland Press HeraldMar 22 2024
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Democrats Want To Add Environmental Rights To State Constitution
HARTFORD, CT – Advocates and Democratic lawmakers voiced their support for a resolution Friday to add a “Green Amendment” to the state Constitution to enshrine environmental rights into law during a news conference at the Legislative Office Building. Republicans who oppose the idea questioned the Democrats’ priorities. The resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 193, would amend the state’s
CT News JunkieMar 19 2024
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Illinois judge rules migrants can legally carry guns
(NewsNation) — A federal judge in Illinois earlier this month ruled that a Mexican man who was living in the U.S. illegally had a constitutional right to own a firearm for self-defense. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman dismissed charges against Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, who was arrested in 2020 for violating a federal law that prohibits undocumented immigrants from
NewsNationApr 13 2024
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BYU’s new O-line coach wants four yards per carry in 2024
Football can quickly turn into a game of inches, but for BYU’s new offensive line coach and run game coordinator TJ Woods, it’s always been about yards — and he wants four every time a Cougar gets a carry this fall. “You have to be multiple (faceted) and do things differently to keep the defense off guard, but I also believe in being able to line up and run something successfully or at least
Deseret NewsApr 03 2024
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South Portland budget proposal carries 6.1% tax increase
South Portland’s proposed $122.8 million municipal and school budget is up 4.9% over this year and comes with a 6.1% increase in property taxes. The municipal side of the budget is responsible for 4.3% of the overall tax increase for the new fiscal year due in large part to an accounting error, announced in January, that resulted in a $4 million budget shortfall this year. “There was a double
Portland Press HeraldMar 20 2024
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Anti-abortion advocates oppose CT constitutional amendment
More than 1,500 anti-abortion activists marched on the Connecticut Capitol grounds Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to halt a proposal before the General Assembly that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state’s Constitution. The third annual March for Life drew religious leaders, Catholic school students and other advocates, including state lawmakers from both parties. This year’s
CT MirrorApr 15 2024
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Iowa lawmakers vote to let teachers, school employees get permit to carry guns at school
Iowa lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds that would allow teachers and other school employees to obtain permits to carry guns on school grounds and grant them qualified immunity for using reasonable force. The Iowa House voted 62-36 Monday to send House File 2586 to Reynolds for her signature. One Republican, Rep. Matthew Rinker, R-Burlington, joined every Democrat in opposition.
Des Moines RegisterApr 15 2024
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'We're still here': Nashville students protest bill to allow teachers to carry guns
Hundreds of Nashville high school students walked out of class and marched to the steps of the Tennessee Capitol on Monday to protest a bill that would allow teachers to carry concealed handguns in schools. The Senate passed the bill last week, amid vocal protests that temporarily halted discussion over the measure as state troopers cleared the public gallery of demonstrators. It's now up to
The Tennessean