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February 29, 2024

Secretive tech billionaire-backed California city proposal faces obstacles to getting on ballot

After the company behind a proposed city in Solano County, CA, had to revise its initiative twice, time is running short to gather signatures it needs to get on the Nov. 5 ballot.

February 29, 2024

GA proposals to drop sex ed, ban foreign-owned farmland in limbo at legislative deadline

Georgia lawmakers face a deadline on Feb. 29, the last day for legislation to pass either the House or Senate and advance to the other chamber for consideration this year.

February 28, 2024

Kentucky Senate passes a top-priority bill to stimulate cutting-edge research at public universities

A top-priority bill in the Kentucky Senate passed by a landslide Wednesday, which intends to turn researchers at public universities in the state into teammates collaborating on research.

February 28, 2024

Republican-led Mississippi House advances Medicaid expansion proposal, moves on to Senate

Mississippi's House, dominated by Republicans, passed legislation Wednesday which expands Medicaid benefits to a state with the highest rate of preventable deaths in the U.S.

February 28, 2024

Mississippi bill would close 3 of 8 state universities, but lawmakers say it's unlikely to pass

Lawmakers in the Mississippi state House and Senate say they are unlikely to pass a bill closing three of eight universities based on enrollment and economic impact, among other factors.

February 28, 2024

Kentucky bill that would allow child support to start with pregnancy advances

The Kentucky Senate Families and Children Committee has advanced a bill that would allow child support to be collected for unborn children, starting from pregnancy.

February 28, 2024

Georgia House advances gun safety training tax credit, ban on gun store merchant category code

The Georgia House passed two bills, one that would offer a tax credit to pay for gun safety training, and another that would prohibit using a merchant code to distinguish gun retailers.

February 28, 2024

Georgia budgets $392M to overhaul Capitol, including its golden dome

GA lawmakers and Gov. Kemp approved increasing state spending to pay for a new legislative building and to renovate the Capitol building.

February 28, 2024

Bill to enshrine abortion in constitution goes to a vote in French Senate

France's Senate is set to vote on a bill aiming to enshrine a woman's right to abortion in the constitution. The measure was promised by President Emmanuel Macron.

February 27, 2024

Kentucky Senate votes for nuclear energy development as coal industry declines

Sen. Danny Carroll says Kentucky should embrace a cross-section of energy sources. The Kentucky Senate voted in favor of his bill to attract nuclear energy projects to the state.