Tag: State governments
August hearings set on Indiana election redistricting
INDIANAPOLIS — Public hearings have been set Indiana’s upcoming redrawing of congressional and legislative election districts, although no proposed new maps will be available...
Nebraska patrol officials defend mission to Mexican border
LINCOLN, Neb. — Officials from the Nebraska State Patrol defended their state-funded mission to the U.S.-Mexican border on Thursday, arguing that they were answering...
GOP’s vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
WASHINGTON — Republican politicians are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the...
Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's actions...
Experts: Spend opioid settlement funds on fighting opioids
As a possible $26 billion settlement with opioid producers looms, some public health experts are citing the 1998 agreement with tobacco companies as a...
Tennessee immigrant youth shelter sues state over suspension
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group that runs a Tennessee shelter for unaccompanied immigrant youth has sued the state over its decision to suspend the...
Ex-housing authority director indicted for alleged fraud
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The former executive director of a northern Indiana city’s housing authority has been indicted along with four others in a...
New prosecutor appointed in shooting of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA — Georgia's attorney general announced Wednesday that he has appointed the head of a prosecutors' group to oversee the criminal case against the...
Lawmakers: Parental OK needed for minors to get COVID shot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two Tennessee Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they received assurances that the state's health agency won't vaccinate minors for COVID-19 without parental...
Fourth state in Mexico legalizes abortion, up to 12 weeks
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz became the fourth of the country’s 32 states to legalize abortion Tuesday.
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