September 10, 2019 New York Gov. Cuomo signs 9/11-related bill requiring public schools to hold moment of silence New York public schools will observe a moment of silence Wednesday to remember those killed on 9/11 — it's the law.
July 31, 2019 Illinois passes bipartisan law to allow hunting education classes in school curriculum Wedged in among the basics of science, math and English, a new bipartisan measure in Illinois now gives school districts the option to build hunting safety education into the daily curriculum.
July 26, 2019 Don’t call it a burger! Meat industry fights back as interest grows in plant-based food The state of Mississippi has made it illegal for companies who make vegan or vegetarian foods to label their products as “meat or meat food products.”
July 23, 2019 9/11 victims' fund bill passes Senate, ending months of doubts for 'ecstatic' first responders The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to ensure a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, fulfilling a pledge made by President Trump and ending months of uncertainty as the fund rapidly depleted.
July 10, 2019 New York governor signs new pay equity legislation amid US women's soccer team's fight New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday he signed new pay equity legislation at the U.S. women’s soccer team’s victory parade in Manhattan.
July 9, 2019 New York county clerk files lawsuit challenging law granting illegal immigrants driver's licenses An upstate New York clerk plans to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a new state law that grants driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
June 9, 2019 California Dems agree to full health benefits for many low-income illegal immigrants, in swipe at Trump In a stance to distance itself from President Trump’s administration, California is set to become the first state in the country to pay for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to have full health benefits.
June 1, 2019 Illinois poised to legalize recreational marijuana Illinois is poised to become the 11th state in the US to legalize marijuana for recreational use, after lawmakers voted to legalize the drug on Friday afternoon.
May 16, 2019 Missouri Senate passes bill banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy The Missouri Senate passed a bill early Thursday to ban abortion eight weeks of pregnancy.
May 14, 2019 San Francisco becomes 1st major US city to outlaw police use of facial recognition technology San Francisco is to become the first U.S. city to outlaw a rapidly developing technology that has alarmed privacy and civil-liberties advocates, as the liberal city’s supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments.
