Legislation - Page 54

July 13, 2021

Texas law 'explicitly' gives House speaker authority to arrest fleeing Dems: Ted Cruz

A number of Texas Democrats may face arrest after fleeing the state in an attempt to block a vote on the proposed election bill. Senator Ted Cruz explained that state law provides the House speaker authority to arrest fleeing House members.

June 30, 2021

Portland resident next to homeless camp installs cameras, electric fence

An Oregon woman living and working next to a Northeast Portland homeless camp has reportedly installed security cameras and an electric fence in response to alleged drug deals and other criminal activity.

June 18, 2021

Top Democrats flip-flop on 'racist' voter ID laws

As Democrats try to push the For the People Act through the Senate, some of the party's top figures are changing their tune on voter ID rules they previously called “racist.”

June 14, 2021

PA Gov. Wolf calls GOP-backed election bill 'extremist proposal' to 'take away' voting rights

A spokesperson for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Sunday slammed an elections bill proposed by Republican state lawmakers, calling it “an extremist proposal" that will “silence the voices of Pennsylvanians.”

June 12, 2021

Pennsylvania election reform bill mandates voter ID but faces stern opposition

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are pushing their own version of sweeping election security bills that led to massive controversy in other states, but the legislation is unlikely to become law with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf staunchly opposed to such reforms.

May 27, 2021

Study seeks origins of Hawaii's dangerous ghost nets

“Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what they kill.

May 17, 2021

New law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates for now to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad in hopes the state can restart executions after an involuntary 10-year pause.

May 11, 2021

Wisconsin to vote on requiring national anthem at sporting events

The national anthem would have to be played before all sporting events held at Wisconsin venues that received any public funding under a bill up for a vote Tuesday in the state Assembly.

April 27, 2021

Census data reveals what's behind US growth slump

The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly and but still seeing its population shift to the South and the West.

April 25, 2021

New York lawmakers look to ban cops who resign, are fired for misconduct, from being rehired elsewhere

Lawmakers in New York introduced joint legislation Saturday that would ban police officers who are forced to resign or are fired over disciplinary issues from being rehired in another jurisdiction in the state.