Tag: legislation
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A timeline of restrictive laws that authorities have used to crack down on dissent in Putin’s Russia
Russian authorities have adopted a slew of laws restricting fundamental human rights, including freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the rights of minorities and religious groups
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Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead
Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to protect in vitro fertilization providers
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Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval from full Legislature still ahead
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval from full Legislature still ahead.
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Rotting bodies, fake ashes and sold body parts push Colorado to patch lax funeral home rules
Colorado lawmakers have unveiled a bill that would install requirements for funeral home directors after nearly 200 bodies were found stacked and rotting in a funeral home in September
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration
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New Mexico governor signs bill that bans some guns at polls and extends waiting period to 7 days
Some guns will be banned at voting locations, and the waiting period for purchasing firearms is being extended to seven days under measures signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
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Congressional leaders come out with 6 spending bills in a drive to avoid a partial shutdown
Congressional leaders have come out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies
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Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has indicated that he will rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor
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Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement
Congress has passed another short-term spending measure that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22