Tag: Bills
Local officials get health orders control under Indiana bill
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of limiting the authority of county or city health departments by allowing local elected officials to...
Families, doctors urge Alabama to reject trans treatment ban
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Transgender youth, parents and advocates on Tuesday urged the Alabama House of Representatives, as well as the state’s governor, to reject...
Tennessee could require fetal remains be buried or cremated
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It will now be up to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to decide whether some medical providers will be required to cremate...
Tennessee lawmakers pass new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if they let...
Florida House overwhelmingly approves consumer privacy bill
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the...
House votes to curb power of presidency on travel bans
<p>WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House passed legislation Wednesday designed to constrain a president’s power to limit entry to the U.S., a response to former...
Local officials get health orders control under Indiana bill
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of limiting the authority of county or city health departments by allowing local elected officials to...
North Carolina won’t pass bill to ban youth trans procedures
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — The office of North Carolina's Republican Senate leader said on Tuesday the chamber won't advance a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-state-legislature-bills-legislation-north-carolina-8c18e2efe1a1931038e78aa44362525d"> controversial bill put...
Democrats point to Georgia in push for new elections law
<p>WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are spotlighting Georgia as they build their case for a broad overhaul of U.S. election law, arguing <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights-b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5f1d0b8">the new...
Chile legislature OKs euthanasia bill, which heads to Senate
<p>SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved a bill to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide for those over 18. It now...