Policies & Impacts

Legislation also allows law enforcement to petition a judge for a warrant to take a person into protective custody if the judge deems the person mentally ill.

Immigrant law groups have pushed for such a law, saying it would end a “separate-but-equal” system.

She said she recognized merit to both sides of the electoral college argument but would allow the bill to become law without her signature as its debated.

Oregon congresswoman Val Hoyle told conservative constituents that the southern border must be open.

‘It is our intent to bring suit specifically to address the illegal immigration crisis now present in this country,’ one of the plaintiffs said.

‘Our intention is for TikTok to continue to operate, but not under the control of the Chinese Communist Party,’ said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.

The court allowed the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, a state law forbidding so-called gender-affirming care for minors, to take effect pending appeals.

High housing costs, the climate agenda, and a shaky education system all hinder an ethnic group soon to be the majority, say Chapman researchers.

A recent performance for seventh-graders in Sutton, Mass., put a spotlight on the routine practice of not taking precautions with cross-dressing performers

The protest creates a traffic nightmare for morning commuters. The arrest total is expected to top two dozen.

City officials say syringes left behind pose a danger, but program advocates say they must meet drug users where they are.

‘An open-minded spirit no longer exists within NPR,’ Uri Berliner had written. ‘And now, predictably, we don’t have an audience that reflects America.’

The Kentucky lawmaker said Rep. Mike Johnson has ‘completely changed ... on the idea that we shouldn’t spy on Americans without a warrant.’

‘If you want to win, mail it in,’ says the Republican leadership in battleground state.

Millions of illegal immigrants have entered the country during the Biden administration, posing significant economic and social challenges.

The Eighth Amendment is about cruel and unusual punishment, not about homelessness policies, the city argues ahead of an April 22 hearing.

Wisconsin voters ban private money, nonprofits from the election process after 2020 ‘Zuckerbucks’ controversy; spotlight now on 22 states that still allow it.

‘This is a very dangerous period of time in our nation,’ he said.

Maryland is expected to seek $1 billion ‘up front’ for Key Bridge rebuild from a $900 million DOT account with $2.1 billion in pending requests.’

A three-judge panel rejects arguments by Republican-led states that the rules violate sovereignty and raise costs in their areas.