Legislation - Page 50

July 10, 2022

NY lawmakers approve one-time cash payment to senior citizens

A New York county legislature approved a one-time $200 cash payment to eligible senior citizens, citing their fixed income during a time of high inflation.

June 22, 2022

Wisconsin Republicans set to reject abortion ban repeal

Republican legislators in Wisconsin were set to quickly adjourn a session with Gov. Tony Evers over the state's abortion ban. The ban was initially adopted in 1849.

May 25, 2022

Texas school shooting: Red flag laws, background checks on the table for Senate, but path to passage unclear

After a school shooting in Texas, some senators say red flag laws or background checks could make it through Congress, but they face an uphill battle.

May 5, 2022

Pro-life Democrats sound off on Supreme Court leak, distance themselves from national party leaders

Pro-life Democrats are speaking out amid a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court that signals Roe v. Wade, a 1973 landmark decision which grants federal protections for abortion, may soon be in danger.

April 29, 2022

'Racial equity' a 'central tenet' in dispersing American Rescue Plan funds at state, local level: US Treasury

The U.S. Treasury made "advancing racial equity" a "central tenet" in its decision-making on the spending of $350 billion in state and local aid from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

April 27, 2022

Tennessee grandmother advocates for legislation requiring drunk drivers to pay child support after son's death

Cecilia Williams, who is now raising her surviving grandchildren after a drunk driver killed her son, daughter-in-law and grandson, said the recurring child support payments would serve as a reminder to the offender to not drink while impaired.

April 13, 2022

WaPo column rips parental rights laws as ‘homophobic’, compares to Black people being denied gun permits

Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse published a piece on Wednesday that labeled legislation such as the Florida Parental Rights Law as 'homophobic' and 'transphobic.'

April 12, 2022

Pennsylvania House passes bill preventing transgender females from competing in female sports

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to pass a measure Tuesday which designates sports in schools across the state by biological sex, prohibiting transgender females from participating in female sports.

April 12, 2022

Oklahoma governor signs bill to make performing abortions illegal

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion.

April 11, 2022

Alabama governor signs law banning puberty blockers, gender transition surgeries

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation to outlaw the prescription of puberty blockers or hormones for transgender youths under 19.