US lawmakers want Ma Khia Bryant foster care journey probed
FARNOUSH AMIRI, Report for America/Associated Press
June 1, 2021
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1of5A man adjusts a sign near a memorial at the scene in the Columbus, Ohio neighborhood Friday, April 23, 2021 where 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant was fatally shot by police as she swung at two other people with a knife on Tuesday, April 20. Three Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care circumstances leading up to the fatal police shooting of Bryant. U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, along with Oregon Rep. Ron Wyden, penned a letter Tuesday, June 1, 2021 on behalf of Bryant’s parents, requesting for the federal agency to look into the teen’s experience through the foster care system.Farnoush Amiri/APShow MoreShow Less
Nevada lawmakers have passed a bill aiming to make the state the first to weigh in on the 2024 presidential primary contests. The move on Monday upends decades of political tradition and is likely to prompt pushback from other early states that want to retain their places in the calendar. Nevada's bill still needs to be approved by Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak to become law, It also needs backing of the national parties. The push for Nevada to jump past Iowa's caucuses and New Hampshire's longstanding first presidential primary follows a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign led by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Sam Metz June 01, 2021 - 8:01 AM
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) â Nevada lawmakers ran down the clock on the 2021 legislative session on Monday, passing dozens of high-profile bills moments before the clock struck midnight and forced them to adjourn.
They passed bills to increase taxes on the mining industry, license cannabis lounges and overhaul state voting policies, change the date of the state s presidential primary and mandate that all active voters be sent mail-in ballots in future elections.
The Legislature is next scheduled to meet in 2023, but will likely convene at least one special session to redraw the state s legislative and congressional districts.