Bipartisan child care bill gets Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signature
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bipartisan bill to support child care in the state on top of 74 other measures, according to his office.
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Georgia school voucher bill narrowly clears longtime obstacle with state House passage
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans powered a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling through the state House on Thursday, nearing a goal that has long eluded the state’s school choice advocates as GOP leaders overcame longstanding skepticism from some rural members of their party
Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care as former GOP holdouts come aboard
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are close to banning gender-affirming care for minors over the Democratic governor’s expected veto after winning over previously skeptical GOP colleagues, fueling fears that success will encourage further attempts to roll back transgender rights.
Tennessee House advances bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee House advanced a proposal Thursday that would require law enforcement agencies in the state to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people are in the the country illegally, and would broadly mandate cooperation in the process of identifying, catching, detaining and deporting them.
Bill shelved that sought changes to Iowa law outlining penalties for terminating a pregnancy
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill that would have made changes to Iowa’s fetal homicide law has been shelved after a Senate Republican joined Democrats in voicing concerns about the potential impact on in vitro fertilization after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children.
New Jersey lawmakers pause open records bill overhaul to consider amendments
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey legislative leaders hit the brakes Thursday on a fast-moving bill that would have overhauled the state’s open records law, following an outpouring of opposition from civil rights groups, unions and others.
Maryland Senate nearing vote on $63B budget legislation for next fiscal year
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Despite recent fiscal challenges, Gov. Wes Moore’s $63 billion budget plan remains largely intact under legislation heading to a vote Thursday in the Maryland Senate.
New Jersey voters may soon decide whether they have a right to a clean environment
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey, known as much for its beaches and blueberries as for the chemical plants and refineries that line some of its major highways, is considering asking voters a fundamental question: Should the state guarantee its citizens the right to a clean environment?