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Iowa House, Senate pass six-week abortion ban, sending bill to governor’s desk

(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- The Iowa Legislature on Tuesday night passed legislation that would restrict abortion, now sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds after 14 hours of committee meetings and testimony from the public.Lawmakers kicked off a special session Tuesday morning with the ...
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South Carolina six-week abortion ban heads to governor’s desk for approval

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- South Carolina's state Senate has passed a six-week abortion ban, sending the bill to the governor's desk where it is expected to be signed into law.South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a previous so-called "heartbeat ban" into law in 2021, but ...
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Jury convicts Jan. 6 rioter seen in infamous images with feet on desk in Pelosi’s office

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal jury in Washington, D.C. returned a guilty verdict Monday against a rioter seen in images from the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol putting his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.The photos of Richard "Bigo" ...
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Gun safety package heads to Biden’s desk after House passage

(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted Friday afternoon to pass a bipartisan gun safety package.The bill, crafted in the wake of devastating mass shootings and on the one-month anniversary of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Texas that left 19 young children dead, is the ...
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Bill to make Juneteenth a holiday moves to governor’s desk

(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- Connecticut is on the path to becoming the latest state to officially recognize Juneteenth, the day the last enslaved Black people in Texas were freed with the arrival of federal troops in 1865 -- almost two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ...
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Teachers speak out as Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill heads to DeSantis’ desk

(NEW YORK) -- Teachers in Florida and around the country are speaking out as the state's “Don’t Say Gay” bill heads to the governor's desk.The controversial bill bans discussion “on sexual orientation or gender identity” in Florida's K-3 classrooms. Officially known as the “Parental ...
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Emmett Till Antilynching Act heads to Biden’s desk

(WASHINGTON) -- The Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act, which would make lynching a hate crime under federal law, now heads to President Biden's desk.The Senate unanimously passed the bill on Monday.Congress has failed to pass anti-lynching legislation over 200 times. The bill is the first ...