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The launch of the book “My country and I, the Malaysia Agreement 1963”, by two Sabahan ladies, Mazlianie ML and Datin Fazar Arif is an important milestone for Sabah writers.

The new laws cover a variety of issues, including teen labor rules, the use of A.I. in political ads, and dead body reporting.

Abortion politics is threatening to roil Florida Republicans’ chances in competitive state Legislature races amid widespread voter backlash. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week limit on abortion earlier this month, paving the way for a six-week ban passed by the state Legislature last year to soon go into effect. Now, a handful of vulnerable…

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Policy, politics and progressive commentary An initiative petition circulated by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, an organization working to enshrine abortion rights in the Nevada Constitution, can proceed, thanks to the Nevada Supreme Court’s affirmation Thursday of the petition’s language, which focuses on reproductive rights, including contraception, vasectomies, tubal ligation, and infertility treatment. Donna Washington and the Coalition for Parents and […] The post A...

“This is a charade. We all know this resolution is chalk full of ballot candy. It’s designed to deceive,” said Rep. David Tyson Smith, a Columbia Democrat.

A proposal in the California Legislature would put a "green amendment" on the November ballot to add the rights to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment to the state constitution. The people should have their say.

One Democratic-NPL state Senate candidate is running for the Legislature in a district he doesn’t yet live in. State Senate candidate Matthew Zimny filed paperwork to run for office using an address north of Bismarck that falls within District 7. But Zimny is running for a legislative seat in District 30. The state constitution says […] The post Bismarck Dem-NPL Senate candidate hurries to establish residency before deadline appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.

Advocates say it would clear up ambiguity in the constitution, but critics — and even a group pushing for the change — see it as a way to drive conservatives to the polls.

Republican lawmakers on Thursday convened a hearing to discuss the constitutional abortion rights initiative that could appear on the November ballot, despite an April court order finding that the Legislature’s