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Cabinet appointments moving along: SecDef nominee Lloyd Austin's Senate confirmation may come today. Tribal reaction to Biden's permit cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline, plus new details on COVID-response.
Archive: February 18, 2015
Click to downloadFRANKFORT, Ky. - A bill introduced in the state Legislature would give survivors of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault the ability to get out of a home or apartment lease. Filed by state Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Shively, House Bill 405 says that in order to break a lease, the person has to b ...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court delivers his State of the Judiciary before a joint session of the Texas House and Senate today, and the needs of veterans will figure prominently in the address. Chief Justice Nathan Hecht said he'll speak about the efforts to improve acc ...Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Dozens of state lawmakers are meeting with health and emergency medical groups and constituents from across Minnesota today for the first-ever gathering focused on rural EMS and care. With time-critical health issues such as heart attack and stroke, said Justin Bell, government re ...Read More
MADISON, Wis. - Marc Lamont Hill, a host on HuffPost Live and BET news and a CNN political contributor, will give the keynote address Thursday at the Black History Month observation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hill reported from Ferguson, Mo., last summer in the aftermath of the police ...Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. - President Obama called for it in his State of the Union address last month, and now there's legislation in Congress to help the 43 million American workers who can't earn time off for sick days. The Healthy Families Act would establish a national standard for paid sick leave. Propon ...Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada state lawmakers are in session today, reviewing details of Gov. Brian Sandoval's proposed budget, which includes funding increases for autism treatment and other programs. Jon Sasser, statewide advocacy coordinator for the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, said a big p ...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. - U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is sponsoring legislation he maintains will help the state overcome statistics such as having America's highest child poverty rate. Udall said his bill - called Saving Our Next Generation, or SONG - aims to improve the health and education of children b ...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois consumer groups say they are worried that state lawmakers will allow the cord to be cut on home phone service. The Illinois Telecommunications Act will expire this year. Jim Chilsen, consumer director of communications for the Citizens Utility Board, said the review wil ...Read More
