HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A day after an attorney representing the family of Mica Miller urged South Carolina lawmakers to go to work on “coercive control” legislation aimed at helping victims of domestic violence, an Horry County Republican appeared to take offense to her comments. “I was shocked and saddened at the news of […]
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Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature late Thursday, saying he […]
GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end their second annual session in a row without major reductions. The state Senate voted 26-14 to override Kelly’s veto of a package of income, […]
In final Senate debate, Ohio GOP candidates each say they’re best to enact Trump policies
Mar. 7—The three Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidates argued on Wednesday about who is the best person to accomplish policies supported by former president Donald Trump and who is the true conservative, while staking out similar positions on abortion, immigration and other issues. State Sen. Matt Dolan of Chagrin Falls, Secretary of State Frank LaRose […]
States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice
Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer will be allowed to pull over motorists solely because they have something hanging from the rearview mirror of the windshield. That means air fresheners, parking placards and, yes, even those dice are fair game to hang. The revised Illinois […]