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    Governor signs bill creating Good Samaritan Law

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bill that provides legal protections for those who seek or provide medical assistance to a person suffering a medical emergency related to drug use.

  • Kemp signs bill to update Georgia's election law

    (The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed an election reform measure, and, as with many matters in modern politics, opinions differ based on political proclivities. Senate Bill 189, which updates the earlier SB 202, the Election Integrity Act of 2021, removes the Secretary of State from the State Election Board and bars local election officials, elections board and Secretary of State employees from securing state contracts specific to voting equipment. It also sets...

  • Maryland governor signs bill banning the sale of speculative tickets

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed into law a bill that aims to protect consumers from ticket scalpers and resellers. The legislation is the latest to combat unfair ticketing practices, an issue that has gained significant traction since the sale of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour tickets in 2022. A Minnesota bill named after Swift was signed into law on Wednesday, requiring ticket price transparency and prohibiting resellers from offering the same ticket more than once. The bill was first...

  • Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Election Rules Bill into Law

    Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law on Tuesday, establishing rules and processes regarding voter registration and how elections are conducted.

  • Georgia governor Brian Kemp signs new election changes into law

    ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia’s election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged. Republican activists — fueled by debunked theories of a stolen election — have challenged more than 100,000 voters in the state in recent years. The activists say they are rooting out duplicate records and removing...

  • Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms

    Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings

  • With 2024 presidential contest looming, Georgia governor signs new election changes into law

    Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia's election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged. Republican activists — fueled by debunked theories of a stolen election — have challenged more than 100,000 voters in the state in recent years. The activists say they are rooting out duplicate records and removing voters who...

  • Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms

    It also declares that people are either male or female "as observed or clinically verified at birth, without regard to a person’s psychological, chosen, or subjective experience, feelings, actions, or sense of self.”

  • Tate Reeves, Mississippi governor, signs law restricting transgender use of bathrooms, locker rooms

    Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings, making Mississippi at least the 12th state to restrict transgender students from using facilities that align with their gender identity.

  • Kansas Democrat Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Foreign Ownership Of Land Near Military Bases

    Kansas Democrat Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Foreign Ownership Of Land Near Military Bases Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that aimed to prevent companies of China and other “foreign adversaries” from acquiring real property near military installations in the state. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gives her inaugural address for her second four-year term on the south steps of the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan.,...

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    Biden signs bipartisan FAA bill into law

    By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, enacting a law that aims to improve aviation safety and strengthen protections for passengers and airline workers. The legislation, which passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate last week, renews authority for the agency

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    Biden signs bipartisan FAA bill into law

    By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, enacting a law that aims to improve aviation safety and strengthen protections for passengers and airline workers. The legislation, which passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate last week, renews authority for the agency