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transgender

Supporters of religious exemption bill say debate isn’t over

ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative groups said Tuesday that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal turned his back on people of faith by vetoing a "religious freedom" bill and vowed to press the issue in coming years. "This is not the end of this fight," said Virginia Galloway, who represents

Abortion

Pro-life governor signs bill requiring abortion anesthesia

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The governor signed a bill Monday that makes Utah the first state to require doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later. The bill signed by Republican Gov. Gary Herbert is based on the disputed premise that a

transgender

Georgia Governor vetoes religious exemptions bill

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has vetoed legislation allowing clergy to refuse performing gay marriage and protecting people who refuse to attend the ceremonies. The Republican rejected the bill on Monday, saying "I have examined the protections that this bill proposes to provide to the faith based community

transgender

North Carolina reins in local governments, transgender rule

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators decided to rein in local governments by approving a bill Wednesday that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination rules. Gov. Pat McCrory later signed the legislation, which dealt a blow to the LGBT movement after success with protections in cities

Massachusetts

Baker administration suggests support for hydropower may help stop pipeline

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker's alternative hydroelectric power bill may take wind out of the sails of proponents for a potential natural gas pipeline across Massachusetts, the governor's Energy Secretary suggested Tuesday. The Baker administration filed the "Act Relative to Energy Sector Compliance with the Global

Massachusetts

Assisted suicide bill faces legislative deadline

BOSTON – The clock is ticking to pull the plug or put a bill before Bay State lawmakers that would make physician-assisted suicide legal in Massachusetts, as the Joint Committee on Public Health has until Wednesday to recommend action on the measure. The bill (HB 1991) began its legislative journey anew

Massachusetts

Senate acts to raise threshold for felony larceny

STATE HOUSE — People accused of stealing items worth between $250 to $1,500 would no longer be charged with felonies in Massachusetts, under a bill passed by the Senate Thursday. The legislation raising the threshold at which a misdemeanor becomes a felony to $1,500 for larceny, fraudulent use of

Democrats

For the Clintons, New Hampshire is the state of 2nd chances

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — It's their Everest. Their firewall. Their lifeboat in a frozen Atlantic. They are the Clintons. It is New Hampshire. And here we all are again.