Should CT have overdose prevention centers? Bill would open 4
The Public Health Committee heard testimony on Friday on a bill that would create a pilot program for overdose prevention centers in the state, where people would be able to…
Witness challenges Black Belt, Mobile ‘community of interest’ in Alabama redistricting case
The front of Hugo L Black Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama on August 15, 2023. A witness for the state argued against linking Mobile and the Black Belt as a single…
This week at the Capitol: Feb. 17-21, 2025
These news briefs were originally written for CT Politics, The Connecticut Mirror’s weekly newsletter providing updates on the 2025 legislative session. To sign up for CT Politics, click here. Education…
‘You do not treat people in this manner’: Alaska Sen. Murkowski condemns Trump firings, other acts
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks at an April 4, 2024, news conference in her Anchorage office. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticized President Donald Trump’s…
Georgia House panel OKs bill to ban trans girls from girls’ school sports over hate crime concerns
Speaker Jon Burns, center, praises the House transgender sports bill authored by Rep. Josh Bonner, left, and Frontline attorney Chelsea Thompson, right. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A House committee advanced a…
Providence, nurses union reach new tentative deal in 6-week-long strike
Nurses from the Legacy Health System support nurses on the strike line at Providence Portland Medical Center in northeast Portland. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Nurses Association) Nurses would be paid…
Wyoming senators skeptical of bill banning out-of-state licenses for undocumented immigrants
A divide is forming between House lawmakers backing a bill that would invalidate out-of-state driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants and senators worried about unintended consequences. House Bill 116, “Driver’s licenses-unauthorized…
UA quietly drops diversity language from Indigenous land statement amid DEI rollback
Photo by University of Arizona As guidelines aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are being implented at educational institutions nationwide in response to policies enacted by President Donald…
Changes coming to Utah election bill that overhauls voting by mail
Election workers process ballots at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)…
Utah House passes bill to ban Planned Parenthood educators from schools
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch) The Utah House on Friday passed a bill to prohibit schools…