Two pro-Confederate groups are reportedly preparing to march on Saturday in support of monuments on the University of Mississippi campus and in opposition to the school’s decision to remove its former mascot, Colonel Reb. Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen are organizing the Mississippi Stands Rally at a Confederate monument located on the college’s campus, the Clarion Ledger reported […]
State lawmakers in Colorado on Wednesday will debate legislation that would ban public schools in the state from teaching abstinence-only sex education. A hearing on the bill is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, according to The Denver Post. The Post reported that the majority of public schools in Colorado have taught “comprehensive” sex education since a […]
More than 300 people on a list of registered voters who may not be citizens distributed by the Texas Secretary of State’s office to a local county are in fact citizens, The Waco Tribune-Herald reported Thursday. Local elections officials were given a list by the state of 366 registered voters whose citizenship was called into […]
A federal judge has ruled that a Planned Parenthood in Missouri cannot offer abortions. U.S. Western District Judge Brian Wimes ruled last Friday that the state’s restriction for clinics giving abortions were not an “undue” burden for women seeking them, according to The Associated Press. The ruling came just months after Planned Parenthood Great Plains, which manages a […]
Florida House Speaker José Oliva (R) apologized Friday for referring to pregnant women as “host bodies” during an interview about abortion, The Miami Herald reported on Friday. The state lawmaker said the use of the phrase was an “an attempt to use terminology found in medical ethics writings with the purpose of keeping the discussion dispassionate. The […]
An Oregon bill filed on Monday would effectively abolish almost all use of capital punishment in the state. The proposal in the Oregon state House would only allow the death penalty in cases where two or more people are killed in a terror attack, The Oregonian reported. The state currently allows the death penalty for aggravated […]
An Ohio state senator on Wednesday agreed to pay $20,000 in a lawsuit settlement after a constituent accused him of illegally blocking him on Facebook. Joe Uecker, a Republican, would not admit guilt as part of the agreement, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. He also denied that he violated an Ohio resident’s free speech rights. But […]
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Tuesday night promoted his wife, Mary Pat Christie, as a potential congressional candidate. Christie said New Jersey “would be incredibly lucky” if she were to run. “Listen, the state would be incredibly lucky if Mary Pat Christie would run for office. I’ve been trying to convince her […]
A new bill introduced in the Idaho legislature Tuesday would allow people with an enhanced gun permit to carry a handgun in public schools without first telling administrators. State Rep. Chad Christensen (R) told the Idaho State Journal he introduced the bill because he doesn’t want schools “to be a soft target.” The bill would […]
Del. Eleanor Holmes NortonEleanor Holmes NortonDem lawmakers unveil Journalist Protection Act amid Trump attacks on media Dems push to include contractor back pay in any shutdown deal Dem bill would let essential workers collect unemployment during shutdown MORE (D-D.C.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. Holmes Norton said the […]