State Legislatures — Entidade

nytimes.com·há 3 dias

California May Let Residents Choose ‘Jewish’ as an Ethnic Identifier

A bill would allow Jews to identify themselves as an ethnic group on state forms. Supporters argue it’s a step toward acknowledging the complex nature of Jewish identity.

nytimes.com·há 25 dias

Massachusetts House Passes Bill That Would Loosen Late-Term Abortion Rules

The bill would leave it to physicians to decide if an abortion is necessary after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Current law allows such abortions only under certain circumstances.

rss.nytimes.com·há 27 dias

How a 911 Call Led to the Nation’s Strictest Trans Bathroom Law

People in Sandpoint, Idaho, don’t know how to characterize a woman’s brush with a transgender woman in a Y.M.C.A. locker room, but the emergency call that followed is still reverberating.

washingtonexaminer.com·há cerca de 1 mês

California turns to high school students to fill bilingual teacher shortage

California wants half of its K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education by 2030, but a shortage of qualified teachers threatens to undermine that goal. To close the gap, the state is investing in a

washingtonexaminer.com·há cerca de 1 mês

Josh Shapiro signs $50.8 billion budget deal but leaves key Democratic priorities behind

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) signed a $50.8 billion budget into law on Sunday, more than two weeks after Pennsylvania’s constitutional deadline, capping weeks of negotiations that forced the governor to s

washingtonexaminer.com·há cerca de 1 mês

State legislatures take up the national security fight

Missouri state Sen. Nick Schroer first heard murmurs of possible drone incursions at Whiteman Air Force Base around the state’s 2024 legislative session. Then, last year, news broke that a Canadian co

washingtonexaminer.com·há cerca de 2 meses

California budget strips power from elected school superintendent and gives it to the governor’s office

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has quietly scored one of the biggest power grabs of his governorship. Buried in California‘s newly enacted budget is a provision that strips the elected state

nytimes.com·há 3 meses

After Voting Decision, a Month of Political Earthquakes Across the South

As Republicans rush to redraw the region’s congressional maps, some voters are confused and concerned, and civil rights activists are gearing up for the fight of a generation.