A bill that would prohibit the use of any form of a cellular device while driving on public roads has passed the Senate. According to SB98, using a cell phone while driving on any roadway in Louisiana would become illegal.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Senate’s Judiciary Committee has taken a significant step forward in addressing gaps in state law concerning spousal accountability in certain sex offenses. After its third hearing, the committee approved House Bill 161, moving it closer to a full vote in the chamber. House Bill 161, sponsored by members from both […]
A Louisiana lawmaker wants to put protections in place for doctors in Louisiana after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos fertilized in IVF treatments that don’t become viable pregnancies could count as wrongful deaths.
Two bills grant broad immunity to the IVF industry, and HB 833 redefines the word 'embryo' to remove references to an 'unborn child.'
HB121, also called the “Given Name Act”, would require teachers and school staff to use the pronouns and name on a student’s birth certificate.
A day after Ottawa included Ojibway National Urban Park in the federal budget, a Windsor member of parliament’s urban park bill cleared second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, moving it a step closer to official legislation. Bill C-248, MP Brian Masse’s (NDP — Windsor West) private members bill, will now advance to the committee […]
The U.S. Senate voted by a wide margin late Tuesday in favor of legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.Driven by widespread worries among U.S. lawmakers that China could access Americans' data or surveil them with the app, the bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday and U.S. President Joe Biden has said he will sign it into law on...
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that, once signed into law by President Biden, will give TikTok's parent company ByteDance nine months to divest the app or face a national ban, reflecting significant bipartisan concern over the app's Chinese ownership and potential data security risks. read more
The legislation was inspired by the traumatic ordeal of the lead bill sponsor's own sister.
Sen. Nicole Mitchell denies wrong-doing in arrest
A bill aimed at reforming Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans customer bills passed in the Louisiana House on Tuesday, April 16.
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 []