Tag: Legislation
Egyptian officials: Palestinians plan to call off elections
<p>JERUSALEM — Egyptian officials say the Palestinian Authority plans to call off its first elections in 15 years, citing Israel's refusal to allow voting...
Probe: Cyprus ‘unlawfully’ gave passports in investment deal
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' government unlawfully issued 3,500 passports to the relatives of wealthy investors under a now-defunct, multibillion euro citizenship-for-investment program, a damning...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
<p>Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
Chauvin sentencing in Floyd death pushed back to June 25
MINNEAPOLIS — Sentencing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death has been pushed back to June 25, according to online...
More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act
<p>More than 400 companies __ including Tesla, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines and Amazon __ have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ...
Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP
NEW YORK — If the nation is in the midst of a historic reckoning on racism, most leaders of the Republican Party are not...
Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP
<p>NEW YORK — If the nation is in the midst of a historic reckoning on racism, most leaders of the Republican Party are not...
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact sweeping changes to...
Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations
LOUISVILLE, Ky — During last summer’s reckoning over racial injustice, decades-long debates about whether to offer reparations to the descendants of slaves in the...
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
<p>In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact <a href="https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-police-legislation-crime-police-reform-f77d869cdc9fb9479da0f48073a90e13">sweeping changes...