US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner. But that’s easier said than done
U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to
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Transgender recognition would be blocked under Mississippi bill defining sex as ‘man’ or ‘woman’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sex would be defined as binary under a bill passed Wednesday by Mississippi
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Lawmakers fail to override veto of ‘safe needles’ bill as HIV rates rise in Nebraska
The Nebraska Legislature could not override Gov. Jim Pillen’s veto of a “safe needles” bill on Tuesday, losing by
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Supreme Court extends freeze on controversial Texas immigration law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a temporary freeze on the enforcement of Texas’ controversial immigration law that allows
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10 issues that died in the 2024 Florida Legislative Session
TALLAHASSEE — When Florida lawmakers went home after ending the 2024 legislative session Friday, they left behind hundreds of bills that did not
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Law-abiding adults can now carry guns openly in South Carolina after governor approves new law
OLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina after
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Georgia bill would punish cities and counties that break law against ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants
ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia senators want to punish cities and counties that they say are illegally harboring
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Florida House passes bill to prohibit homeless people from sleeping in public
Florida House lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that would prevent homeless people from sleeping in public and require local governments
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Florida governor vetoes bill banning social media for those under 16
(Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature that would have banned anyone
Read MoreThe Supreme Court will decide whether local anti-homeless laws are ‘cruel and unusual’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United
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