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News Articles: state legislatures

Members of the Republican caucus stood on the House floor on the final day of the 2024 legislative session in Minnesota. The Legislature ran right up to its midnight deadline on May 19, with a shouting fest.

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  • National

In a bitter fight for the Minnesota Legislature, Democrats have threatened a walkout

A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before the legislative session kicks off, it's unclear who will take control.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson
People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Politics

After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers

Despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant School shooting, Tennessee passed a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools.

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Blaise Gainey
Georgia State Representative Jesse Petrea, R-Savannah, presents HB 1105, a bill that would require local and state law enforcement to take on some of the responsibilities of federal immigration enforcement on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

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  • Politics

After Laken Riley killing, a Georgia bill prompts fears of an immigration crackdown

After the death of a nursing student, Georgia lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require local police to take on immigration enforcement. Opponents worry it will lead to profiling.

March 19, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Wu Pearson, WABE
This picture taken in March 2018 shows a technician working on the clock of the Lukaskirche Church in Dresden, eastern Germany. This weekend, Americans will wind back this clocks as daylight saving time ends.

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  • National

Six things to know about the political debate around daylight saving time

Nineteen states have passed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal. And the medical community sees one major problem.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson

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  • Health

The surprising science of how pregnancy begins

The start of pregnancy — as well as exactly when that happens — is a hot topic in some state legislatures and U.S. courts. Understanding the nuances of what happens when has never been more important.

April 14, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • LA Johnson
Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, center, Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, back left and Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, huddle on the floor of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Politics

Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest

The Republican-led House voted to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for participating in a protest on the floor of the House over gun laws. A motion to remove Rep. Gloria Johnson failed.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., pictured in Sept. 2022. The Republican-controlled House began its new session by strengthening its dress code for women.

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  • National

The Missouri House tightens its dress code for women, to the dismay of Democrats

As lawmakers met to debate House rules, one proposed requiring women to wear jackets. They ultimately passed a modified amendment (permitting cardigans), but not without vocal pushback from Democrats.

January 13, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Voters line up to cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election in Durham, N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a North Carolina redistricting case this fall about how much power state legislatures have over how federal elections are run.

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  • Elections

How the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress

The justices have agreed to hear a case next term about how much power state legislatures have over how congressional and presidential elections are run. It could upend election laws across the U.S.

June 30, 2022
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark <em>Roe v Wade</em> case and erased a federal right to an abortion.

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  • Politics

6 political questions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

There are lots of questions about what happens now after the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Here are six that have political implications.

June 26, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark <em>Roe v Wade</em> case and erased a federal right to an abortion.

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  • Politics

6 political questions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

There are lots of questions about what happens now after the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Here are six that have political implications.

June 26, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan reportedly has signed off on dozens of civil arrest warrants for Democratic lawmakers.

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  • Law

Texas House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrants For Democrats Still Refusing To Return

The state's highest court said Tuesday that law enforcement can round up rogue legislators and bring them back to the state Capitol's House chambers.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Vanessa Romo

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