Legislature

OSWEGO COUNTY - Oswego County legislators presented Oswego ARISE with a proclamation declaring Monday, July 26th, “Americans with Disabilities Awareness (ADA)” day. Through advocacy, education and…

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi: Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum; According to NGF, the submission has been approved for judicial and legislative autonomyBy Emmanuel Oloniruha The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has…

“Because we're here to do members? We are here to protect victims from violence. We are here to help the criminals find another way and another way. And to find hope and healing and stop the criminal behavior. This is…

House and Senate lawmakers gave preliminary approval Thursday to a measure that would allow the counties to levy their own tax of up to 3% on hotel rooms and vacation rental units, a move that one lawmaker said would “incentivize”…

The law was reviewed after the death of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery last year.The Georgia Capitol Building. (Photo credit: DXR - own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50257863)ATLANTA (CN) -…

BOISE - Disability rights groups have settled a lawsuit with Idaho lawmakers, House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro-Tem Chuck Winder over COVID-19 risks at the Statehouse.Five stakeholders and…

Legislators, meeting at the Idaho Statehouse, have settled a lawsuit with disability rights groups and agreed to improve virtual access to hearings. Disability rights groups have settled a lawsuit with…

One piece of big education news this week is the passage of legislation that would require all traditional public schools to bring students back to the classroom in some form or fashion. After a relatively minor disagreement last week, the…

A new year is here. Therefore a new legislative period will begin. We have about 40 new members in the legislature, and so we now have new personalities and new people with possibly different priorities than their predecessors. As a…