Page 71 - Legislative News Today

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has advanced a far-reaching police reform...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Amaravati, April 1 (IANS) Six new members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council were on Thursday sworn in as MLCs by Chairman A. M. Shareef. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, follow IANS at Twitter. Update: 01-April-2021

Head of State amends number of legislative acts 1 April 2021 18:48 Share in: NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan « On amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the issues of industrial security, industrial zones, wildlife, specially protected conservation areas, energy, natural monopolies and housing payments to employees of law-enforcement a...

Georgia lawmakers ink final deal on $27.3B state budget JEFF AMY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Georgia Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday March 31, 2021 sign a report at the capitol in Atlanta agreeing to a budget for the year beginning July 1 that spends $27.3 billion in state tax money in Atlanta. On the left are House Majority Leader Jon Burns, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England and House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones. On the right are Sena...

Arizona lawmakers may get higher reimbursements for expenses Sign In JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press March 31, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers may give themselves a significant boost in money to cover their daily expenses during the legislative session. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to set the per diem rate for lawmakers to match the reimbursement for federal employees when they travel to Phoenix for business. Republican Sen. David Gowan ...

N. Idaho representative to run for state Senate seat April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail COEUR DALENE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Rep. Paul Amador of Coeur d’Alene plans to leave the Idaho House to run for a northern Idaho state Senate seat that’s being vacated. Amador told the Coeur d’Alene Press in a story on Thursday that he intends to run for the 4th district seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Mary Souza of Coeur d’Alene. She announced Tuesday she’s leaving the Senate to run for ...

Arkansas lawmakers vote to prevent mask mandates return ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this July 20, 2020 file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson removes his mask before a briefing at the state capitol in Little Rock. Hutchinson has signed into law a measure that would allow doctors to refuse to treat someone because of moral or religious objections. Gov. Hutchinson on Friday, March 26, 2021, signed the legislation, despite objections that it would give medica...

Committee advanced repeal of habitual offender law KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A divided Alabama House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to repeal Alabama’s habitual offender law that mandates lengthy sentences for repeat offenders. Committee members voted 9-5 to approve the bill by Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, that would do away with the sentencing mandates for new cases and allow some prisoners to have their sentences r...

Black mans death moves Georgia to end citizens arrest law JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER, Associated Press March 31, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - Wanda Cooper-Jones holds a candle for her son, Ahmaud Arbery, accompanied by her brother, Imus Holmes. at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, marking the one year anniversary of Arberys death in Brunswick, Ga. Georgia lawmakers voted Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to repeal Georgia’s citizen�...

Montana House kills bill on Native American voting rights April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House has killed legislation aimed at making it easier for Native Americans living on reservations to vote. The bill would have required counties to maintain an alternate election office on reservations and negotiate days and operating hours with tribes. It would put into law the provisions of a 2014 settlement in a voting rights lawsuit that required three counties to...