OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Nebraska banks that want to cash in on the cryptocurrency tech craze could start offering services to customers who own Bitcoin and other digital assets under a bill backed by Monday state lawmakers.
May 6, 2021 GMT
PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a bill with a last-minute amendment that would ban racist, sexist, politicized or other controversial topics in schools and penalize teachers with fines.
Republican state Rep. Michelle Udall, who introduced the amendment Wednesday, said the newly amended bill is intended to ensure students are not taught that their race, ethnicity or sex determines their character.
Charter schools and state agencies would be prohibited under the Unbiased Teaching Act from discussing controversial issues in schools unless teachers give equal weight to divisive topics. Violations would result in $5,000 fines.
The bill will next head to the Senate.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) announced on (Saturday) May 8 that they will not require workers and students from 870 locations in the red zones of Phnom Penh and adjacent Takmao town in Kandal province to pay their bills for March, April and May.
What did lawmakers pass this year? A look at the top bills
May 6, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) DO NOT MOVE DO NOT MOVE DO NOT MOVE
Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned their annual legislative session. Here’s a look at the top bills that the GOP-controlled General Assembly passed over the past five months.
Budget: Tennessee lawmakers advanced a $42.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming year, which includes a one-week sales tax holiday on restaurants, bars and groceries, an infusion of cash into capital maintenance and improvements, and a big paydown into the state’s retirement system. Big ticket items range from $931 million for capital maintenance and improvements, $250 million one-time payment into the state’s legacy pension plan and $250 million into a new mental health trust fund for K-12 students that will fund projects off of investment returns.
Michigan Senate GOP relaxes bill to close drop boxes early
By DAVID EGGERTMay 6, 2021 GMT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Senate Republicans on Wednesday relaxed legislation that would have prohibited the use of absentee ballot drop boxes on Election Day, instead proposing to close them at 5 p.m. three hours before Michigan polls close.
The change, which did not appease opponents, was announced as the GOP-led Senate Elections Committee held its third hearing on measures in a 39-bill package, parts of which would restrict the absentee voting process.
Sen. Ed McBroom, a Vulcan Republican, said officials in Detroit the state’s largest city faced a “huge burden” collecting and counting thousands of ballots in drop boxes in November’s presidential election.