Senate panel sends anti-DEI in higher ed bill to floor
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1198 to the floor for a vote by the full chamber.
Colorado lawmakers pass 3 gun-control measures including bill limiting sale of semiautomatic weapons
The three bills received final procedural votes in the House and Senate on Friday. Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign all ...
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Polis signs bill allowing universities to pay student athletes — but warns about lack of transparency
Lawmakers and Gov. Polis agreed they must allow the payments, but there was significant debate about whether those payments ...
Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have ...
Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem Sign Open Letter Criticizing Oscars’ Response to ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Attack
Around 600 Oscar voters have called "indefensible" the Academy leadership’s failure to quickly and adequately respond to the ...
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Gov. Tony Evers vetoes GOP testing standards bills, saying lawmakers were overstepping
Evers said he vetoed the bill because he objects to “attempts to undermine the constitutional authority... of the state ...
Governor signs ban on DEI in Ohio public colleges despite opposition by students and teachers
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs and make other sweeping ...
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House approves bill requiring campuses to report more foreign funding
Congress advanced a bill that requires universities to report more of their foreign funding, a priority of Jewish groups ...
Texas GOP lawmakers file bill to require local DAs to report releases of unindicted inmates
The legislation comes as Travis County DA Jose Garza faces scrutiny for missing deadlines to formally file charges against ...
CCS superintendent speaks out on petition regarding name, sex changes on student profiles
The statement came after a petition titled “Dignity over Discrimination: Protect Our CCS Trans Youth” garnered over 500 ...
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Maryland Bishops Say Abuse Payout Bill ‘Unfairly Targets’ Religious Organizations
The MCC statement said the reports of abuse within state-led institutions, including Maryland’s Department of Juvenile ...