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Corporate criticism of GOP-led voting bills spreads to Texas PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this July 14, 2020 file photo, a voter, right, shows her identification to a Harris County election clerk before voting, in Houston. Texas Republicans advanced a slate of proposed new voting restrictions Thursday, April 1, 2021, that would reduce options to cast ballots, limit polling hours and hand more power to partisan poll watchers. All those efforts are...

GOP lawmakers advance measure to tighten Kansas voting laws JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Kansas state Sens. Ethan Corson, left, D-Prairie Village, and Mary Ware, right, D-Wichita, confer during a debate on a bill tightening voting laws, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The measure makes it harder for people and groups to deliver absentee ballots to others, and Ware calls it "voter suppression."John Hanna/APShow...

Maine: Lawmakers make room for vaccinators; Sea Dogs return March 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Augusta Civic Center in Maine is slated to pull double duty this week as the host of the Maine Legislature and a coronavirus vaccination clinic. The legislature has been using the civic center to facilitate easier social distancing. The legislature was slated to convene at the venue on Tuesday, when it was expected to take up the biennial budget proposal. MaineGeneral Medi...

Northam acts on sweeping voting rights measure, other bills SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam attends a news conference to announce the expansion of commuter rail in Virginia at the Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Alexandria Station, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Alexandria, Va.Andrew Harnik/AP RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Facing a deadline to act on bills from this years legislative session, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that h...

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Recognizing the link between animal abuse and child abuse, the...

Washington Senate passes first draft of budget plan RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The capitol building in Olympia, Washington. @ Didier Marti/Getty Images OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate on Thursday passed its two-year budget spending proposal that lawmakers said focuses on helping those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. The budget passed the Democratic-led chamber on a 27-22 vote. The House, also led by Democrats, is expected to vote...

Online renewal of drivers licenses, IDs coming to Ohio April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Terry Dawson, right, the son-in-law of a woman killed by a distracted driver in central Ohio on Christmas Eve 2017, describes how that accident has affected his family and made holidays much harder, at a news conference also attended by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine said he wants distracted driving made a primary offense and promised a legislat...

CEO of firm eyeing ballots appeared to make political posts BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this May 26, 2020, file photo, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, speaks to the media in Phoenix. Arizonas Republican Senate president said Wednesday, March 10, 2021, she has narrowed the search for a firm to do a full audit of the 2020 election results in the states most populous county and plans to invite Democrats to participate in the process. Still, nearl...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators ended their 2021 session Thursday after...