Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE and jails to check immigration status of inmates
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Wednesday that requires local law enforcement officials to: Cooperate with federal immigration authorities and requires prisons to check inmates’ immigration status. House Bill 1105The group, sponsored by Georgia Rep. Jesse Petrea (R), is calling on the Department of Corrections to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention requests […]
Georgia governor signs controversial Republican-backed bill requiring cash bail for more offenses
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (D) on Wednesday signed a controversial bill requiring cash bail for additional crimes that require cash bail. according to To the press release from his office. Senate Bill 63 (SB 3) add The list of crimes that require cash bail in the Peach State includes extortion, sex trafficking and animal cruelty. […]
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs law requiring jails to check immigration status of inmates
Georgia’s governor on Wednesday finalized a bill that would require prison guards in the state to check inmates’ immigration status and cooperate with federal immigration officials, rather than protecting people who are in the U.S. illegally. Acknowledged. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, and most provisions […]
Biden rids COVID executive order requiring masks in federal buildings
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday rescinded several COVID-19 executive orders. That includes one imposed on his first day in office to require people to wear masks inside federal facilities. Biden’s Executive Order 13991 The document, titled “Protecting Federal Employees and Requiring Mask-Wearing,” states that outgoing President Donald Trump and his aides rarely wear masks […]
Maryland lawmakers introduce bill requiring feds to pay 100 percent of Baltimore bridge repair
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation introduced a bill Thursday that would make the federal government pay for the full cost of repairing the Baltimore bridge that collapsed when a ship struck it last month. The bill was sponsored by Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and all eight members of the Maryland House […]
Wisconsin governor signs bill requiring schools to teach Asian American history
Wisconsin’s governor has reportedly signed a bill requiring K-12 schools to teach Asian American history. release From the governor’s office. of invoiceThe bill, signed Thursday by Gov. Tony Evers (D), also requires schools to teach Hmong American history, according to a statement. In a release, Evers said:[t]The Hmong and Asian American communities are an important […]
ACLU Argues Minors Are ‘Harmed’ By Law Requiring Parental Consent For Abortions
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report Thursday arguing that a Michigan law requiring parental consent for abortions harms minors. The law, which became effective in 1991, requires all Michigan residents under the age of 18 to obtain parental consent before getting an abortion or receive a waiver from a judge. The ACLU […]
Kansas Republicans advance bill requiring abortion providers to state reason for patient’s procedure
The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would require abortion providers to ask patients about the reason for the procedure and report that information to the state, a bill that would require abortion providers to ask patients about the reason for the procedure and report that information to the state. Critics say […]
Texas Republican introduces bill requiring CBP to screen migrants against federal terrorist watch list
First appearance on Fox: Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) this week will introduce a bill in the House of Representatives that would require federal immigration authorities to screen all immigrants crossing the U.S. border against the FBI’s terror watch list. It is planned. The measure, the Border Potential Terrorist Identification Act of 2024, requires: U.S. Customs […]
DE bill requiring gun buyers to be fingerprinted, trained, set to become law
The Delaware Senate approved a “permit to buy” gun control bill Thursday, sending it to Democratic Gov. John Carney’s desk. The bill, passed on a party-line vote, would require all prospective firearm buyers to be fingerprinted, trained and licensed by the state. “This is a bill about responsible gun ownership,” state Sen. Elizabeth Lockman, the […]