A proposal to merge 2 universities fizzles in the Mississippi Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to merge one of Mississippi’s smallest universities into one of its largest ones died Wednesday in the state Senate.
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Kentucky House passes a bill aimed at putting a school choice constitutional amendment on the ballot
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Supporters of letting Kentucky voters decide the outcome of a school choice constitutional amendment cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when the state House gave its support, after a tense debate that could foreshadow a bruising campaign ahead if the proposal reaches the ballot.
Transgender recognition would be blocked under Mississippi bill defining sex as ‘man’ or ‘woman’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sex would be defined as binary under a bill passed Wednesday by Mississippi House lawmakers following the lead of Republican-controlled legislatures around the country that are aiming to restrict the legal recognition of transgender identities.
Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage, a practice currently legal in most states.
GOP candidate for Senate in New Jersey faced 2020 charges of DUI, leaving scene of accident
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was arrested in August 2020 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident, according to police reports that came to light Wednesday.
Massachusetts governor to pardon those convicted of misdemeanor cannabis possession
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a state ambitiously seeking to forgive low-level drug offenders.
The TikTok bill may be just the start of efforts to crack down on social media: From the Politics Desk
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Speaker Mike Johnson is still dealing with Kevin McCarthy's baggage
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Four and a half months on the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is still struggling with the baggage of the tumultuous Kevin McCarthy era.