ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill into law limiting the ability of some Chinese citizens to buy land in the state. The bill, SB420, echoes measures already signed into law in numerous other states. It bans any “agent” of China from buying farmland in Georgia or any commercial land near military installations. Democrats in
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. "What’s important to me is that we give districts tools and the option to use a tool that will keep their children safe in their schools," Lee said at a news conference Thursday after he shared his plans to sign the legislation. Under state law, Lee, a Republican, has the option to sign the bill,...
The Arizona Senate has voted to repeal a law that would prohibit performing abortions except in cases where it is necessary to save the mother's life. The text of the law reads, "A person who provides, supplies or administers to a pregnant woman, or procures such woman to take any medicine, drugs or substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, unless it is necessary to save her life, shall be punished by...
Last week, former Attorney General Bill Barr, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, essentially endorsed Trump for president, acknowledging that reelecting Joe Biden would be worse for our country.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bipartisan bill that is aimed at stepping up efforts to promote literacy in schools. Senate Bill 438 creates the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy and a Literacy Advisory Committee, and it
After a conservative majority of the Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 to uphold an antiquated near-total abortion ban from 1864, the shockwaves on both sides of the political aisle were immediate and obvious. Democrats decried the court’s decision, vowing to redouble efforts to pass an amendment to the state’s constitution. If passed, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would effectively negate the court’s ruling and guarantee abortion access to all Arizona citizens. Republicans faced a far...
This is the fifth year Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, filed the measure to give inheritance rights to children conceived via IVF after the death of one parent, as 27 other states have done.
(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of public safety bills on Wednesday, including a measure to require Georgia counties to comply with federal immigration laws. Kemp, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 63, which expands the list of "serious offenses" for which bail is required, and SB 421, which stiffens the penalties for "swatting" and drive-by shootings. The move to tackle swatting follows several instances involving Georgia officials around the...
(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a measure to allow families to spend taxpayer money on private school tuition, which school choice proponents lauded, though critics worry it will cut resources from strapped school systems. Senate Bill 233, the "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act," which lawmakers passed after killing the proposal last year. Under the measure, students who attend a public school that ranks in the bottom 25% in terms of academic performance are...
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Governor Shapiro's move to combat gun violence hit home for many in the community who are victims of such crimes. Two mothers whose sons were either killed or seriously wounded from local gun violence are reacting to that announcement. 28/22 News spoke with two Luzerne County mothers this evening on []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A sweeping tax plan vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly is getting a second chance after Legislators voted to override the veto decision Friday. Kansas representatives voted to override Kelly's veto at 104 to 15 on April 26. The tax package, Substitute for House Bill 2036, now moves to the Senate for a []
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. U.S. president Joe Biden signed a bill today that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban. Congress had passed the bill this week as part of a wide-ranging foreign aid package. The legislation poses the most serious risk to TikTok’s existence in the country since U.S. officials began raising concerns about the app in 2020. […]