Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Friday to alter the state’s statute of limitations for civil sexual abuse cases to narrowly benefit Boy Scout sex abuse survivors who are eligible for compensation under a settlement up to $2.7 million. The state met the April 19 deadline to alter the state’s sexual
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities
Georgia’s governor gave the final approval on Wednesday for a bill requiring jailers across the state to check the immigration status of inmates and work with federal immigration officials instead of sheltering people who are in the U.S. illegally. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, making most of the provisions effective immediately. Kemp also signed a separate law requiring cash bail for an additional 30 crimes, while also...
SB255 passed with a vote of 85-9 out of the house on Wednesday, April 24. The bill splits the state into seven Supreme Court districts, each with one justice to be elected.
The controversial bill would allow teachers to conceal carry firearms on school grounds if certain conditions are met.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is letting a bill banning certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in higher education to become state law Friday. Kelly is using her veto power on April 19 to reject several bills while letting two others become law without her signature. She included statements in a press []
This week, Congress and President Joe Biden took the next step to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from using Americans’ data against us. You may have heard of this legislation referred to as the “TikTok ban.” But rest assured, we’re not out to stop the sharing of short-form videos. My colleagues and I enjoy TikTok’s kaleidoscope of creativity as much as the next person. Many members of Congress use the platform, as does President Biden’s campaign. The problem is that TikTok, one of the...
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Gov. Laura Kelly signed seven bills on Wednesday including SB 438 which establishes the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy. Under the bill, the Kansas Board of Regents will receive $10 million in additional funding to implement Kansas Blueprint for Literacy. Kansas Blueprint for Literacy will provide teachers with resources for retraining in the []
President Biden has signed the TikTok ban into law, banning it in the U.S. unless it's sold. Critics say it's an attack on free speech.
TikTok vowed to legally challenge the measure if President Joe Biden signed it into law.