A bill before legislators would give counties the power to adopt labor standards.
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies. The move comes weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The bills are necessary
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies. The move comes weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The bills are necessary
US President Joe Biden signed legislation that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok if parent company ByteDance doesn’t agree to sell its US assets over a nine-month time span.
Plastic pollution continues to be a global problem and one of the main challenges of addressing it is identifying where the plastic products come from and who produced them. Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks ended on Tuesday in Canada, as reported by AP. Delegates More
Demolition began Monday afternoon
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Foundation for Youth, the umbrella organization for several youth-oriented services in Bartholomew County, recounted its 2023 achievements during its annual meeting. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Demanding more age-appropriate interventions for young adults charged with crimes, youth activists and formerly incarcerated individuals urged lawmakers Thursday to advance bills that would overhaul how 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds are prosecuted. The Judiciary Committee has less than two weeks to take action on what supporters call "Raise the Age" legislation (H 1710 / S 942), which []
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The pending sale of the Flying Lark facility to River Valley Church is drawing a lot of public attention. Josephine County Commissioners held a public hearing Tuesday in Grants Pass. Commissioners announced they received an earnest money agreement and have accepted an offer of $9 million which starts a process of […]
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for stronger, more integrated European defenses as he outlined his vision for a more assertive European Union on the global stage. In a speech at the Sorbonne University in Paris, he also said the continent must not become a vassal of the United