PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Years of “no's" have culminated in the Rhode Island legislature saying “yes” to a proposal that would remove lawmakers' authority over approving who has permission to officiate marriages.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Republicans in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday voted to ban the use of so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” by colleges, universities or governmental entities and to put new restrictions on the health secretary's powers during a health emergency.
WASHINGTON (AP) The Democratic-led House, with President Joe Biden's backing, passed legislation Thursday to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq, a step that supporters said was necessary for Congress to reassert its constitutional duty to weigh in on matters of war.
MISSION, Kansas (AP) A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, has been the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham revved up her campaign for reelection in 2022 with an opening rally at an outdoor museum amphitheater, where the sound of protesters just outside threatened to drown out a series of public speakers.
Inside, the rally displayed a unified front in support of the governor among top Democratic elected officials, from Attorney General Hector Balderas to the two top ranked legislators in the state House and Senate. Aside from members of her Cabinet, other prominent Democrats and some Native American leaders, the venue never filled up and many seats were left empty.
A few dozen protesters gathered outside the Albuquerque Museum and took aim at Lujan Grisham’s mask mandate and pandemic-related public health orders. A sign said, “Governor, we are not your subjects.”