Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
New Mexico Democrats Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, at the lectern, and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, and Guam’s Republican House delegate, James Moylan, along with advocates, on May 16, 2024, urged…
Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
New Mexico Democrats Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, at the lectern, and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, and Guam’s Republican House delegate, James Moylan, along with advocates, on May 16, 2024, urged…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
U.S. House Republicans are promoting a bill to curb voting by noncitizens. Though noncitizens can vote in some local elections, it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal…
Cox says he wants an ICE facility in Utah
Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks to reporters during the Governor’s Monthly News Conference at the PBS Utah Studios in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Pool photo by…
Plaintiffs seek permanent injunction of Arkansas’ blocked library obscenity law
The “social section” in Crawford County Library’s Van Buren branch (Screenshot from court documents) The 18 plaintiffs challenging an Arkansas law that would alter libraries’ processes for reconsidering materials asked…
U.S. House rebukes Biden administration over pause in heavy bomb shipments to Israel
U.S. Capitol | Susan J. Demas WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday rebuking President Joe Biden’s decision to withhold some military assistance from Israel amid its ongoing war…
U.S. House rebukes Biden administration over pause in heavy bomb shipments to Israel
A bill passed Thursday, May 16, 2024 by the U.S. House says military assistance withheld from Israel “shall be delivered to Israel not later than 15 days after” the bill…
Early voting for Idaho’s primary election ends Friday
A “Vote Here” sign outside O’Connor Field House in Caldwell, Idaho, on November 8, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) Early voting for the 2024 primary election ends at…
Public charter schools in Montana set to open, related legislative tweaks possible
Photo illustration by Getty Images. The Montana Legislature may consider “minor” changes to statutes related to public charter schools during its 2025 session following a recent court order, said a…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…