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The head of Louisiana’s two-year college system is in favor of a constitutional convention, which he hopes could result in fewer budget cuts to higher education. Monty Sullivan, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, penned a letter to Republican Gov. Jeff Landry expressing his and the system’s board of supervisors’ support for […] The post Community college leader endorses constitutional convention appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.

Minnesota Democrats in the House made the case on Monday to pass an expansive version of the Equal Rights Amendment, one that would ask voters in 2026 if they want to enshrine protections for everything from race, sex and gender identity to abortion and infertility treatments in the state's Constitution. The amendment, which cleared a House committee, now heads to the full House floor for a ...

This year, voters across the country won't just be picking a president, several states also have questions about abortion on their ballots.

The state Senate bill, which is extremely similar to another House proposal, aims to scrap major First Amendment protections in defamation cases.

By Tanu Henry and Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation enhancing gun safety measures, further solidifying California’s position as a national leader in implementing controls on the use and distribution of firearms. Joined by Attorney General Rob Bonta, lawmakers, gun safety advocates and gun wound survivors, Newsom introduced