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The state House and Senate on Tuesday rolled out identical legislation spelling out the policy, which is similar to one approved by lawmakers in Mississippi in 2018. | Steve Cannon/AP Photo Florida Florida Republicans craft restrictive abortion law Democrats have little power to stop By AREK SARKISSIAN 01/11/2022 01:48 PM EST TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers in Florida are planning to ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The facts governing how we vote will change radically, if the US Senate passes a bill - already passed by the House - to allow Washington to make election rules, instead of the states, as outlined in the Constitution. One reason given is Georgia’s Election Law, much criticized by opponents as designed to suppress the vote. But let’s look at the facts of Georgia’s Electi...

Loretta Weinberg, the now former New Jersey Senate Majority Leader, tracks how long she's worked on marriage equality issues by her granddaughter's age. She remembers a coalition of LGBTQ advocates gathered in her office to work on a domestic partnership bill when she got a call. On the other end, she heard her granddaughter cry for the first time. Local transgender trailblazer Babs Siperste...

The United Arab Emirates is known as a popular business destination that tends to punish those who transgress its conservative Muslim laws. It has jailed foreigners for a kiss in public. Tourists have received years-long prison sentences for bringing products like CBD vaping oil into the country. Businesspeople have been locked away for a bounced check. Now, experts say, the UAE wants to chan...

College tuition bills for some immigrants and foreign residents could be significantly lower at New Jersey public colleges this semester under a new law that went into effect this week. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Monday that will offer in-state tuition and state financial aid for the first time to immigrants and foreigners living in the U.S. holding certain visas. In many cases, the ...

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (photo from Iowa Legislature.) A key lawmaker is drafting a plan to require that a large percentage of landowners agree to a carbon pipeline project before state regulators could approve seizure of the remaining property through eminent domain. “I’m pro-landowner,” said Representative Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton who is chairman of the House State Government Co...

Sarah (Wilson) Handler The New Year is off to a quick start in federal grant funding with the announcement of the 2022 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS). The grant program is currently open with a two-part application deadline: Grants.gov deadline: March 10, 2022 JustGrants Deadline: March 15, 2022 The Department of Justice (DOJ) launched CTAS in 2010 in direct response t...

‘She has dementia. She needs 24/7 care.’ Dear Quentin, My sister’s husband died last week. They had both lived with us for the previous nine years before moving into an independent living facility. They were there for two and a half months before he died unexpectedly. He has left her with $20,000 worth of debt. Other than selling his vehicle — as she doesn’t drive — I’m not sure how to go abo...

TRENTON – Governor Murphy on Monday, Jan 10, signed into law S3416, which codifies marriage equality in New Jersey law by providing that all laws concerning marriage and civil union are to be read with gender neutral intent. Marriage equality currently exists in New Jersey based on state and federal Court decisions. “Despite the progress we have made as a country, there is still much work to ...

Wright County SOG500x500 With the increase of violent crime, Law Enforcement injuries, murders, chronic drug use and the availability of certain illegal drugs; law enforcement officials in Wright County have decided on a plan to combat these issues. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office, partnering with the Mountain Grove Police Department, Hartville Police Department and the Mansfield Police De...