The so-called Women’s Safety and Protection Act was brought by state Rep. Roger Wilder (R-Denham Springs) for fear of transgender women harming biological women in spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms.
Part of the Governor's legislative package is a push to create a statewide air ambulance program. The measure would bring twin-engine helicopters to Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties. One version of the bill would make the program completely state-owned and financed under the Department of Health.
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are meeting at the Capitol for a session that will focus on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The budget is the top agenda item for the session that kicks off Wednesday with Sanders addressing the Legislature.
Measures including background checks on private sales and waiting periods
Some lawmakers are now expressing regret over a Bitcoin mining bill passed last year, with locals expressing concern over noise pollution and heavy energy and water usage.
From the column: "The Minnesota Legislature’s problem is not time. The problem is a combination of human nature, brinkmanship, and partisanship."
Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh issued a broad warning Tuesday about hasty legislative solutions to address the role of private equity in health care, as officials and hospital leaders continue to brace for potentially major care disruptions amid Steward Health Care’s financial challenges. Walsh did not invoke any specific proposal when asked […] The post Amid Steward Health Concerns, Walsh Lectures Legislature on Making Decisions in ‘Haste’ first appeared on WHAV.
A Senate vote on Monday in favor of the governor's proposal came after the House of Representatives opposed the bill last week.
CNN’s Briana Keilar weighs in on Fox News host Sean Hannity’s comments on Arizona’s legislature saying Hannity was right in saying its legislature is almost evenly divided on Arizona’s civil-war-era abortion ban.
Two bills moving through the Hawaii legislature could phase out short-term rentals as the state tries to tackle rising housing costs and homelessness.
(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Legislature did not repeal an abortion law created in 1864 banning nearly all abortions on Wednesday for the second week in a row. However, the Senate did begin the process on a new bill Wednesday. On the House side, a motion to get House Bill 2677 to go straight to the floor for a vote failed twice, as Democratic Reps. Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton and Alma Hernandez made motions but it got shot down during roll call votes over whether the...
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit against the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing that it is unconstitutionally blocking funding for a state conservation program. The case marks the latest power struggle between Evers, who has issued more vetoes