Tag: Legislation
Congressional Democrats push $50B bill for nonprofits
<p>Congressional Democrats are pushing a federal bill that would give nonprofits $50 billion to help them retain employees, hire newly unemployed workers and expand...
Czechs split over mandatory quota on local food in stores
PRAGUE — The Czech Parliament's upper house on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected draft legislation to reduce dependency on imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced...
N. Dakota House cools to bill seen as helping Hoeven’s bank
<p>BISMARCK, N.D. — Republican North Dakota House leaders on Friday signaled a reluctance to fully support a proposal to would funnel $10 million to...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
Czechs split over mandatory quota on local food in stores
<p>PRAGUE — The Czech Parliament's upper house on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected draft legislation to reduce dependency on imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced...
Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge
<p>WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have so far not found evidence that clears the high bar for federal hate crime charges against a man who...
NCAA to vote in April on lifting ban on in-person recruiting
The NCAA Division I Council plans to vote in April on lifting the ban on in-person recruiting that has been in place for more...
Florida House OK’s campus ‘viewpoint diversity’ measure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican-led effort promoting ideological diversity on college campuses won approval Thursday in the Florida House after sparking debate over intellectual...
GOP efforts to tighten voting laws gets underway in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions across the U.S. are getting underway in Texas, where state GOP leaders helped push unsupported...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...