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Gov. Doug Ducey and his fellow Republicans in Arizona have sought to pass a series of bills tightening voting laws and reshaping the electoral process.Credit...Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona has signed legislation requiring voters to prove their citizenship in order to vote in a presidential election, swiftly drawing a legal challenge from voting rights activists...

Florida legislation, dubbed 'Don't Say Gay' by rights advocates, would restrict school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade [File: Octavio Jones/Reuters] Rights advocates in the US state of Florida have filed a lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis over a contentious law that they say seeks to marginalise LGBTQ students and their families. ...

White House adviser Jared Kushner watches as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner made a "valuable" appearance on Thurs...

WV governor signs law weakening driving incentive for high schoolers to stay in school  Charleston Gazette-Mail

(Photo/Jan Hendrik via Shutterstock) The United States’ earliest ban on non-electric-powered cars became law in Washington state last week. Gas cars after model year 2030 will not be allowed in the state. Amid a flurry of signings that started on March 25, Washington Governor Jay Inslee made the state the earliest in the U.S. to ban gas engine cars. The measure, called HB 1204 or “Clean Cars ...

California records 1st woman to sign bill into state law  Northern Virginia Daily

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A bill that would allow Georgia residents to carry handguns in public without a license could soon become law. The house passed Senate Bill 319 Wednesday and it’s now being sent back to the senate for some minor changes before it is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp. Republicans said the measure will help people more easily protect themselves from crime ...

CHARLOTTE — Decent affordable housing can be hard to find in the Charlotte area, so some people end up sharing small spaces. But some landlords may be breaking the law if the space is smaller than what the city’s housing code allows. Jerry McMillian was released from prison about a year and a half ago and has been living in a transitional group home since. He shares a bedroom with another man...

Taxes can be complicated, but sometimes tax law makes things more complicated than they need to be. Take, for example, the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program that Minnesota launched in 2014. It was designed to make the internet more accessible to residents throughout the state, and, in 2017, its accompanying tax provisions were revised to create a sales tax exemption for suc...

Jessica Moore works with students in small groups on reading comprehension during St. Vrain's 2019 Project Launch Summer Academy. (Handout) This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Colorado. More at chalkbeat.org. Colorado has unveiled an online database showing what reading programs schools use in kindergarten through third grade, part of a broader state effort to improve how schools...