Kansas Gov.Sam Brownbackon Tuesday signed a measure that made his state the first to ban a procedure used for most second-trimesterabortions, according toCNN. The Republican politician, flanked by anti-abortion advocates, signed the legislation at a ceremony.CNNreports: The law, signed by Kansas...
A letter is presented from Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) State Legislative Director Mary Spaulding Balch expressing his pride that Kansas was the fist state to pass Senate Bill 95 protecting the unborn against dismemberment abortion....
Kansas will be first state to vote on abortion rights after Roe reversal 07:44 Share this - Copied “Our real challenge is to make sure people know—make sure people register and vote in August. If we can do that, I think the ‘no’ votes will prevail,” says Kathleen...
Tennessee on Thursday became the firstU.S.state to explicitly ban drag performances in public spaces accessible to minors. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law after he himself had cause some controversy when high school year book pictures of him dressed in drag resurfaced. While the state ...
J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on Monday that would cut off state funding for Illinois public libraries that restrict or ban books.Pritzker called the bill, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the first of its kind. The legislation arrives as conservatives across the nation push to ...
approved by lawmakers Tuesday night. Other budget bills still needed to be considered.Read more:New York State budget approved with revised bail reform among changesGovernment efforts to wean society off of fossil fuel-burning equipment — especially gas stoves — have been slammed by Republican ...
Over the past three years, several colleges and university systems have moved to prohibit caste discrimination. In December 2019, Brandeis University near Boston became the first U.S. college to include caste in its nondiscrimination policy. The California State University System, Colby College, Bro...
But Bailey’s office is still fighting for a ban on most abortions after viability, along with a number of regulations that Planned Parenthood argues made it nearly impossible to offer abortions in the state even before abortion was almost completely banned in 2022. ...
In an attack on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit aimed at accessing women's medical records if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, Harris said, "On the one hand, Donald Trump won't let anyone see his medical records. And on the other ...
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.