The proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
Brussels, April 25, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed Thursday’s call by the European Parliament for the repeal of two Hong Kong security laws that it said undermine press freedom and for the release of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. The parliamentary resolution condemned Hong Kong’s adoption last month of
Virginia lawmakers will start over on the state budget after reaching an agreement with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, setting the scene for a special session in May to work on a spending plan, per multiple sources.
The House and Senate have been at loggerheads much of this legislative session over the school funding formula and government pension system.
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's lawmakers will gather in July for a special lawmaking session. Democratic leaders say they plan on using the time to work on ideas like a panhandling bill, but some Republicans have different hopes for the session. "The failure of the government to secure our southern border is the number one []
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers have started negotiating on what could become a landmark plan to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of people in one of the poorest states in the U.S. But even with Republicans controlling both the state House and Senate, it’s far
Commissioner's office of China's Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong says 'double
Sweeping gun legislation awaits final votes as Maine lawmakers near adjournment
The Advisory Council on the Environment has unanimously endorsed the environmental impact assessment report on the San Tin Technopole with eight conditions.
The Arizona House of Representatives voted 32-28 in favor of repealing a law that prohibits performing abortions except in cases where the mother's life is in peril.The Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision this month that would allow for the law to be enforced, but the state attorney general, who is a Democrat, has claimed that the earliest it could be enforced would be June 8.Three state House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to repeal the law, reports indicate.The law reads, "A person...
The company saw its share price plunge to as low as HK$10.84, representing a fall of 38.05% from its IPO price of HK$17.50
Pro-Beijing groups in Hong Kong are seeking to organise a carnival in part of Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park, where annual vigils were held for decades to mark the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The event period is set to cover the crackdown’s 35th anniversary on June 4. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) told HKFP on […]