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Apr 23 2024
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North Carolina legislators return to adjust the budget and consider other issues
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly six months after it wrapped up a landmark session in 2023. The House and Senate planned to gavel in daily floor meetings at midday Wednesday. The last time most legislators were together in Raleigh was in late October, when redistricting maps were debated and enacted. Odd-numbered-year sessions begin in January, but those in even-
Associated PressApr 23 2024
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California bill to restrict CLEAR at airports passes first legislative hurdle
A California bill that would target the airport security screening company CLEAR passed its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, though it was watered down amid steep industry opposition to avoid effectively placing a ban on the company. The proposal, which passed the state Senate Transportation Committee 8-4, would now restrict CLEAR from expanding to new airports — rather than prohibiting
PoliticoApr 16 2024
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Legislation to break Veterans Commission stalemate goes to governor
A measure to repopulate an Oklahoma Veterans Commission that barely has enough members to function passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Monday and was sent to the governor. Senate Bill 1384 , by Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest City, seeks to patch up a two-year-old rift between several veterans service organizations and Gov. Kevin Stitt. Introduced on the House floor by Rep. Josh
Tulsa WorldMar 23 2024
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Our legislative dupes
The New York Times focused on our state last month due to the ongoing disaster known as the Arkansas Legislature. It published a major story about Bitcoin operations popping up across the state, the problems they're causing and the fact that Arkansas residents have little recourse thanks to dupes in...
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteApr 25 2024
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Eastern Iowa school district to use AI gun detection to combat gun-related violence
An eastern Iowa school district is set to use an AI-based gun detection platform as a means to combat gun-related violence. According to a news release from ZeroEyes, the company behind the AI technology which holds a designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the company layers their gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software onto existing digital security
Des Moines RegisterApr 25 2024
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See which legislative races are close, which are lopsided based on fundraising data
The House Chambers inside the Roundhouse on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Anna Padilla for Source NM) Two long-time Gallup lawmakers and one from Elephant Butte have the most money to spend in the New Mexico Legislature as they and their opponents gear up for upcoming primaries. Sen. George Muñoz and Rep. Patti Lundstrom, both Democrats, and Sen. Crystal Diamond Brantley, a Republican, have the top
Yahoo NewsMar 16 2024
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Report faulting Maine law enforcement over ‘yellow flag’ law lands amid legislative debate over gun control
The state commission investigating the Oct. 25 mass shooting said in an interim report released Friday that the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office had probable cause to take the gunman, Robert R. Card, into custody under Maine’s “yellow flag” law, which provides a way to remove firearms temporarily from those in mental health crisis who pose a risk to themselves or others. A commission’s
The Boston GlobeApr 05 2024
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Map: The impact of anti-DEI legislation
Across the country, conservative legislators have begun to target diversity programs in state agencies, schools and private companies. At least 10 states have implemented restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Some of these policies ban state funds from being used for diversity
ABC News (Online)Apr 21 2024
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Newsom set to propose legislation to help Arizonans get abortions in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday that state lawmakers will introduce a bill this week to assist women traveling from Arizona seeking abortion care in response to the roll-out of one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country. An Arizona Supreme Court decision earlier this month implemented an 1864 abortion law, preventing access to the procedure in nearly all
The HillApr 17 2024
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County subdivision regulations face last-minute legislative hurdle
Apr. 17—MORGANTOWN — After decades of discussion and debate, and many fruitless attempts to create some semblance of regulatory structure over development in the county, the Monongalia County Commission was all set to hold a first reading of a countywide subdivision and land division ordinance (SALDO) on Wednesday. Instead, the commission sent the SALDO—now years in process in its own right—
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