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Bike Week, prison PR, somber anniversaries: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: A state Senate committee has advanced a bill that would let the governor pick the state’s top public health official. The Senate Health Committee voted 8-3 on Wednesday to advance the bill by Sen. Jim McClendon to the Senate floor. McClendon, an optometrist, said the change would make the position more accountable to elected leaders....

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: A state Senate committee has advanced a bill that would let the governor pick the state’s top public health official. The Senate Health Committee voted 8-3 on Wednesday to advance the bill by Sen. Jim McClendon to the Senate floor. McClendon, an optometrist, said the change would make the position more accountable to elected leaders. But two other doctors on the committee argued it is wrong to interject politics into public health de...

Mar. 5—Parents in Idaho might soon need to give written permission to schools to teach their kids about sexual intercourse. In a party-line 56-12 vote, the Idaho House approved a new bill that would require parents to opt into "instruction regarding human sexuality" with a written notice to the school district board of trustees. It would also make educators provide parents with information ...

A bill that would force parents to opt-in their children for sex-ed is headed to the Senate after passing out of the House Friday morning along party lines

Lawmakers in the Idaho House have passed legislation that would require parents to opt in two weeks in advance before their kids can receive some sex education lessons in school.

Christopher Tapp joins Gov. Little as he signs bill to compensate wrongly convicted Governor Brad Little with Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks after he signed a bill to compensate wrongly convicted. Gov. Little signs bill to compensate wrongly convicted. Christopher Tapp made remarks during the bill signing Friday. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks joined Governor Brad Little as he signed a bill to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho ...

Transgender athlete ban in Idaho acts as template for other US states The vast majority of lawmakers in the US sponsoring these measures cant cite any actual instances in their states where such participation has caused problems. Credit: AP FILE - This Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, shows the Idaho House of Representatives in the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File) Author: Associated Press Updated: 5:02 PM MST March 3, 2021 Idaho lawmaker ...

Gov. Little to sign the Idaho wrongful conviction bill at Idaho Falls ceremony Updated at Share This Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg and Christopher Tapp IDAHO FALLS — Gov. Brad Little will be in Idaho Falls Friday to sign the Wrongful Conviction Act. The legislation, SB1027, provides state compensation for the wrongfully convicted in Idaho. The bill was brought to the Legislature by Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, and Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls. They worked alongside Christopher Tapp, a loc...

House lawmakers could soon debate a bill that would require parents to opt-in their kids for sex education at public schools. It passed out of a committee

3 As a young girl in the small town of Cromwell, Connecticut, all Andraya Yearwood wanted to do was run. Born into a family that prized athleticism, she dabbled in soccer, basketball, football, and dance as a child. But one day in the sixth grade, she saw older students running around the track oval, and she was hooked. She pictured herself, like them, flying on two fast feet. In the seventh and eighth grades, Andraya competed on her school’s boys track and field team, but that increasingly f...