A spokesman for Hamas has said that the group’s proposed amendments to the most recent US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators” but “the official Israeli position has not yet become clear”. “The date of the negotiations has not yet been set and this depends […]
North Carolina House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a series of constitutional amendments that would limit the governor’s appointments powers, specify that only citizens can vote and further cement the state’s voter ID requirement. The amendments dealing with elections would have essentially no tangible impact on state law, but critics have charged they could be a […]
Jun. 14—U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, joined fellow Democrats in voting Friday against the proposed 2025 National Defense Authorization Act after Republicans had added provisions regarding payments for abortion services, a permanent freeze on hiring for diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and other cultural issues. The measure passed 217 to 199, with 211 Republicans […]
The House on Friday approved its version of the annual defense policy bill that includes a number of controversial culture war amendments, setting the stage for a showdown with the Democratic-controlled Senate over legislation that typically enjoys bipartisan support. The chamber cleared the $883.7 billion measure — known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) […]
DOHA (Reuters) -The changes that Hamas has requested to a ceasefire proposal by the United States are “not significant” and include the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, a senior leader in the group told Reuters on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis has launched a new political committee to target a pair of ballot initiatives on abortion access and legalizing marijuana in Florida, as he looks to block policies Democrats believe will bring them back into relevancy in the state. The committee — called the Florida Freedom Fund — was quietly […]
A new Fox News poll shows broad support in Florida for proposed constitutional amendments on the 2024 ballot allowing recreational marijuana and protecting access to abortion. Of the more than 1,000 voters surveyed in early June, 66% were in support of the pot measure (Amendment 3) and 69% favorable of the abortion one (Amendment 4). […]
BOSTON — In the weeklong back-and-forth debate around the proposed $57.99 billion Senate budget, fully 400 of the proposed 1,100 amendments filed by legislators were approved. Many have statewide implications, others are based on local concerns. It’s not a win — yet. The budget process now takes the spending plans crafted by legislators in each […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin criminal justice advocates argued in court Wednesday that Republican-backed cash bail constitutional amendments approved by voters last year should be invalidated over procedural flaws, a case that elections officials and the Legislature call a cynical attempt to undo election results. Dane County Circuit Judge Rhonda Lanford did not rule from […]
While it was clear that Joe Biden and Donald Trump would win their respective primary elections in Wisconsin on Tuesday, voters in the state dealt other surprises by supporting Republican-backed election amendments and registering a significant anti-war protest vote. Wisconsin voters enshrined in the state constitution on Tuesday two amendments that election officials and voting […]
Wisconsin voters on Tuesday approved two referendums that change the state Constitution to prohibit clerks from using private grants to administer elections and add that only appointed election officials can perform tasks to conduct elections. About 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, with about 45% of the votes in, about 54% of voters had approved the first question […]
The Florida Supreme Court’s opinion webpage likely got refreshed in droves Thursday morning, but the justices still stunned political observers and backers of two proposed constitutional amendments with their silence. The court issued one sentence as the 11 a.m. deadline for its regular weekly opinion release came and passed: “There are no Florida Supreme Court […]