Tag: State Legislatures

Laura Cox, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, speaks during a training session for Women for Trump, An Evening to Empower, in Troy, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.

Record number of Republican women consider running for office: Report

Ellie Bufkin · August 26, 2019 3:43 pm

In this March 25, 2014 photo, Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Cicero, speaks during a news conference at the Illinois state Capitol, in Springfield, Ill.

State senator apologizes after mock Trump assassination photos surface

Zach Halaschak · August 19, 2019 12:59 pm

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers stand on patrol in the Times Square area of New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

NY bill that would make throwing water on police a felony receives some Democratic pushback

Zach Halaschak · August 8, 2019 11:02 pm

Candice Keller.

Ohio GOP state lawmaker blames Dayton shooting on ‘drag queen advocates’ and ‘snowflakes’

Mike Brest · August 5, 2019 3:57 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif.

California governor signs law demanding Trump release tax returns for spot on primary ballot

Regina Barton · July 30, 2019 9:21 pm

Virginia Delegate Ibraheem S. Samirah, D-Fairfax, is escorted out of the venue after interrupting the speech of President Trump during a commemorative meeting of the Virginia General Assembly at Jamestown Settlement on the 400th anniversary of the meeting of the original House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia.

‘Racist-in-chief’: Muslim lawmaker who apologized for anti-Semitic Facebook posts heckles Trump

Zach Halaschak · July 30, 2019 4:33 pm

The group assigned more than 2,500 hospitals a single grade based on 28 different measures having to do with sterilization practices, surgical care and health outcomes.

New Jersey law granting terminal patients the right to end their lives goes into effect this week

Zach Halaschak · July 30, 2019 12:59 am

Republican lawmaker endorses Democratic candidate in Kentucky governor race

Zach Halaschak · July 29, 2019 9:36 pm

This July 23, 2019 photo shows "In God We Trust" stenciled in a wall at South Park Elementary in Rapid City, S.D.

South Dakota law requiring ‘In God We Trust’ to hang in all schools goes into effect

Zach Halaschak · July 26, 2019 3:22 pm

WATCH: Surveillance footage from Georgia lawmaker Publix confrontation released

Zach Halaschak · July 25, 2019 12:38 am

Candidate for Mississippi state house shoots wife, kills himself: Police

Zach Halaschak · July 18, 2019 11:23 pm

A Roman Catholic priest listens to someone's confession.

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California Democrat withdraws controversial bill violating the privacy of confession

Ryan Everson · July 9, 2019 5:45 pm