Alaska House approves state operating budget with amendment to cut funding for abortion services Published 1 day ago
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Print article JUNEAU The Alaska House of Representatives has approved a multibillion-dollar state operating budget that keeps the state running past July 1, but before the final vote, lawmakers added an amendment intended to defund state-provided abortion services. Democratic lawmakers objected to the amendment, saying that it harms the rights of women, is unconstitutional and will provoke lawsuits. Republican lawmakers said it was important to them to speak up for the rights of unborn Alaskans. The amendment passed 21-18. About an hour later, the House voted 23-16 on Monday to approve $4.2 billion in services funded by tax revenue and transfers from the Alaska Permanent Fund. When federal money and fee-funded programs are included, the budget exceeds $10 billion.
Minnesota legal marijuana advocates focus on racial equity Bill getting a House vote Thursday aims to address the toll marijuana policing has taken on communities of color. May 11, 2021 3:46pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Marijuana is a burden of Kente Shivers past, but he hopes it can be his lifeline to a better future.
He was charged with felony possession of marijuana in 2017 and sentenced to more than 30 months in prison, a criminal record that s made it nearly impossible to find work and housing since he was released last year.
Now, Minnesota legislators are debating legalizing marijuana for adults and creating a marketplace to sell it, framing it as a racial equity issue that will help address the economic disparities and the disproportionate toll drug offenses have taken on communities of color.
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By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Sunday, May 9, 2021
The Olympic Games for the first time could feature transgender athletes on women’s teams, sending the debate about competitive fairness versus gender identity in female athletics to the world’s biggest sports stage.
At least three transwomen are viewed as strong contenders for slots on their nations’ women’s Olympic teams, and one, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, reportedly clinched a place last week under the International Weightlifting Federation’s revised pandemic system.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee, with a May 31 deadline, has not officially announced its team, but reports that Ms. Hubbard, 43, has effectively qualified in the super heavyweight division prompted one former competitor to speak out.
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