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The Rutherford County Commission approved unanimously a resolution pleading with state legislators to give them the authority to collect growth fees.

More than 100 Democrats declined to support the GOP resolution

“It is clear that Republican House leaders are turning a serious issue into political theater, while taking no substantive action to combat antisemitism,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat who represents Kansas City.

The Baltimore City Council struck down a proposed resolution Monday that would have condemned the October attack on Israel by Hamas and expressed solidarity with the Jewish people. The resolution, which was sponsored by Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, was introduced less than an hour after pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted the council’s meeting. The legislation was not listed on the ...

Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler condemns Republican attempts to ‘weaponise Jewish lives for political gains’

Several prominent Jewish Democrats will withhold their support for a Republican-sponsored resolution condemning antisemitism, accusing GOP leaders of using the Hamas attack of Oct. 7 — and the spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes that followed — to divide Democrats for political ends. Instead, Reps. Jerry Nadler (N.Y.), Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Dan Goldman (N.Y.) said they will…

Most Democrats voted either "no" or "present" on aresolution that drew criticism from even the most senior Jewish lawmaker in the House.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) was one of the 13 Democrats to vote against the resolution. The House approved a resolution on Tuesday condemning the “drastic rise of antisemitism” in the U.S. and around the world following Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7…

Full student Senate unlikely to take it up before January, student body president says.

The resolution affirming Israel’s right to exist comes amid a several dayslong cease-fire ​in Gaza.