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The governor should veto the dastardly auto insurance bill

The governor should veto the dastardly auto insurance bill

Senate Bill 256, which is relatively unremarkable, is supposed to be another harmful bill vetoed by people-care Governor Glenn Youngkin. There is insufficient evidence to demonstrate the need for this proposed law, which will increase the cost of living in Virginia and make Virginia less competitive with neighboring states. The purpose of this bill is …

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Tennessee politicians strip historically black university of its board

Tennessee politicians strip historically black university of its board

Tennessee governor appoints all-new board of trustees for state’s only publicly funded historically black university from KIMBERLY KRUSIE Associated Press March 28, 2024, 6:20 PM ET • 4 minutes of reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trustees of Tennessee’s only publicly funded historically black university were removed Thursday under legislation signed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Black …

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Biden restores endangered species protections rejected by Trump

Biden restores endangered species protections rejected by Trump

BILLINS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday recovered rules to protect endangered plants and animals that were pushed back under former President Donald Trump. Among the changes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will restore a decades-old regulation that mandates full protections for species recently classified as threatened. This means that officials will …

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Texas’ migrant detention law will remain in place, according to a new court ruling

Texas’ migrant detention law will remain in place, according to a new court ruling

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas plans to arrest migrants suspected of enter the US illegally will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely blocks Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law pending a broader decision on whether it is legal. The 2-1 decision late Tuesday is the second time a three-judge …

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The Tennessee Senate amended a bill that would have kept travel records secret for 10 years

The Tennessee Senate amended a bill that would have kept travel records secret for 10 years

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-controlled Senate on Monday amended a proposal originally intended to keep the state’s tourism records hidden from public view, hoping to shed more light on how the state secures major events. Last month, the GOP House approved legislation that would have allowed the head of the Tennessee Department of Tourism …

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Insurance reforms advance as Pritzker announces trip to California

Insurance reforms advance as Pritzker announces trip to California

PETER HANCOCK, JENNIFER FULLER and ALEX ABEDUTO Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The proposal by Gov. J. B. Pritzker’s sweeping reforms to the state’s health insurance industry passed a committee Thursday and will soon go to the full House for consideration. Pritzker first outlined the proposal in his State of the State address in February, …

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Tennessee becomes first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

Tennessee becomes first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation Thursday designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The move makes Tennessee, long known as the birthplace of country music and a launching pad for musical legends, the first US state to introduce such measures. …

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Hong Kong: Law passed giving government more powers to curb dissent

Hong Kong: Law passed giving government more powers to curb dissent

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday, giving the government more powers to crack down on dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a wide-ranging political crackdown sparked by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The National Assembly adopted the Law on the Protection of National Security at …

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The Olympic Act rewrites calls for public funding for SafeSport and the Federal Service for Grassroots Sports

The Olympic Act rewrites calls for public funding for SafeSport and the Federal Service for Grassroots Sports

DENVER (AP) — A proposed rewrite of the law governing the United States Olympics calls for public funding for the stalled U.S. Center for Safe Sports while forming a new government office to oversee the grassroots sports long associated with the Olympics themselves . The Associated Press obtained a copy of the legislation, which is …

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Why India’s new citizenship law is so controversial

Why India’s new citizenship law is so controversial

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has introduced a controversial citizenship law who was widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have intensified under the prime minister To Narendra Modi A Hindu nationalist government. The rules for the law were announced on Monday. It establishes a religious test for migrants from any major …

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