NC House chamber (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Republicans in the North Carolina House made short work of three of Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Wednesday during a marathon session. The first veto to fall was House Bill 198, “Department of Transportation Legislative Changes.” Rep. Tim Longest (D-Wake) urged his colleagues to vote against the override and […]
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Council voted on Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams‘ vetoes of two bills it passed last month, one banning solitary confinement in city jails, the other requiring police to record lower-level investigative stops of civilians. In passing the bills with veto-proof majorities in December, […]
Ohio’s Republican-led House voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would restrict both transition-related medical care for minors and transgender athletes’ participation on school sports teams. The House voted 65-28 Wednesday, prompting chants of “Shame!” from the House gallery and the House livestream to be temporarily cut. The bill will now […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Congress on Thursday overturned a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva so it can reinstate legislation that undoes protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights. The decision sets up a new battle between lawmakers and the country’s top court on the matter. Both federal deputies and senators voted by […]