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Mar 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
NewsNationMar 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 HeraldJan 05 2022
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Gov. Brian Kemp Puts Georgia on Track for Constitutional Carry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) made clear Wednesday that he will work with the House and Senate to secure legislation that would make Georgia the next constitutional carry state in the Union.
Breitbart News noted that Kemp plans to see constitutional carry legislation passed in Georgia by this spring.
Prior to his announcement Kemp released a statement: “I believe the United States
Breitbart NewsApr 18 2024
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Surveys suggest CU Boulder and UCCS students have very different views on concealed carry
Students at the University of Colorado’s Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses don’t agree on whether or not to ban concealed carry. Surveys conducted by the CU Independent and The Scribe suggest CU Boulder students are far more likely to support a ban against carrying a concealed firearm on campus, while a slimmer majority of UCCS students don’t support such an effort. Campus concealed carry
CU IndependentApr 08 2024
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Massachusetts House budget will carry ‘record’ funding for MBTA, regional transit
When the House unveils their version of the fiscal 2025 budget on Wednesday, it will include “record” investment into the state’s beleaguered and aging transportation systems, according to House Speaker Ron Mariano’s office. The budget coming out of the House Ways and Means committee later this week will include more than half a billion dollars for the MBTA and hundreds of millions more for
Boston HeraldApr 08 2024
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The CU Independent and The Scribe want your thoughts on campus concealed carry
The CU Independent and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs’s student news organization, The Scribe, want your thoughts on the two most recent efforts to ban campus concealed carry in Colorado. Since 2012, Colorado has allowed university campuses to have concealed carry permit holders bring their firearms on campus. Now, the state and the Board of Regents are closer than ever to banning
CU IndependentApr 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 PressApr 03 2023
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US Officially Becomes a Majority ‘Constitutional Carry’ Nation with a Stroke of DeSantis' Pen
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation into law Monday making his state the 26th to recognize “constitutional carry”: the right of citizens to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. During his State of the State address to the Florida Legislature last month, DeSantis said, “We also understand that part of fighting crime is to protect Floridians’ right to defend themselves
Western JournalMar 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 Mirror