Lawmakers in Albany passed a $229 billion spending plan that will increase the state’s minimum wage, tweak its bail laws and attempt to curb illegal and unlicensed marijuana shops. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will…
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The Senate approved a measure Wednesday evening to override President Biden’s move last year to allow Chinese solar panel makers to avoid tariffs for 24 months. In a bipartisan 56-41 vote, the Senate voted in…
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Michigan Democrats continued efforts to protect abortion rights Wednesday as the state Legislature advanced a bill that would outlaw companies from retaliating against employees for receiving abortions. The bill passed along party lines in the…
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A New York Supreme Court judge on Wednesday threw out the $100 million lawsuit brought by former President Donald Trump against The New York Times concerning a 2018 report on his taxes. Trump filed the…
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Decisive Democratic wins in Lincoln, Nebraska have left Democrats optimistic about their chances in some races next year.Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican whose Biden-won district covers Douglas and Saunders counties in the Omaha metro area,…
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A Texas judge on Wednesday denied a request for a new trial for an Army sergeant convicted of killing an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march and set a May 9 sentencing in…
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Florida Legislature passes ‘Tyre Sampson Act’ after teen’s amusement park death, increasing safety regulations
The Florida Legislature passed a bill aimed at implementing more stringent safety regulations for amusement park rides just over a year after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell from a ride and died. Sampson died on March…
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It’s politically toxic for Members of Congress to approve a pay raise for themselves. So, the House did the next best thing. It approved something that is kind of like a pay raise. But not…
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Hundreds of pro-lifers dominate marathon all-night hearing on Maine’s no-limits abortion law
Hundreds of pro-life Mainers testified against a bill that would remove most limitations on abortion in the state in an overnight, nearly 20-hour long hearing on the proposal. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills introduced the bill…
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Parents and community members who attended a school board meeting in Vermont’s largest district mostly supported a decision to use the gender-nonspecific terms ‘person who produces sperm’ and ‘person who produces eggs’ in a 5th…