In a revealing report by Sarah Raza for the Associated Press, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong mistakenly vetoed $35 million from the housing budget while aiming to address smaller line items. This significant error, deemed a "markup error" by his administration, raises questions about how to amend the situation without reconvening the legislature. Armstrong is also reconsidering a $150,000 grant for a Native American homelessness liaison position. Click to learn more about this political misstep. https://www.alternet.org/kristi-noem-comey/ #NorthDakota #GovernorArmstrong #HousingBudget #PoliticalMistake #LegislativeSession
#LegislativeSession
Legislative Session Begins in New Mexico State of the State and Local Legislator Update https://share.newsbreak.com/b17dlnv7?s=i0 #legislativesession #nmroundhouse #GovGrisham #repblock #reptownsend #reppaul #NMGov
#Texas #Republicans File 32 #AntiTrans #Bills On First Day of #LegislativeSession.
On the first day of the Texas bill #prefiling period, Republicans introduced 32 bills #targeting the #transgender #community.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/republicans-file-32-anti-trans-bills
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said the Texas Senate will work to pass bail reform legislation named in honor of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray that would effectively deny bail for capital murder suspects.
#Houston #Local #News #Politics #TTN #HoustonCrime #JocelynNungaray #LegislativeSession #LieutenantGovernorDanPatrick
#Bill #banning #pubertyblockers for #minors #languishes alongside other #culturewar #SecurityMeasures
Two #bills watched with #dread by #transgender Georgians withered away in the wee hours Friday morning after the #House took no #action on them on the final day of the 2024 #LegislativeSession
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2024/03/29/transgender-georgia-bills-fail/
#Georgia #LegislativeSession #ElectionDenial
NPR:
Georgia lawmakers pass new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest
"Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state's presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state."
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/29/1241573064/georgia-lawmakers-pass-new-election-rules-that-could-impact-2024-presidential-co
Texas Senate passes state immigration enforcement bill and $1.5 billion more for border barriers
Senate Bill 4 creates a state crime for unauthorized entry into Texas from a foreign country. Opponents say it conflicts with federal immigration law.
#Fascist #Attacks on #Transgender #HealthCare Are #Hurting #Kids.
The 2023 #legislativesession has seen a raft of #state #bans on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare . And crossing the #border often isn’t an option.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
#Nebraska’s #LegislativeSession Is Tangled Up in #Transgender #Rights #Fight.
“If this #Legislature collectively decides that #LegislatingHate against #children is our #priority, then I am going to make it #painful, painful for everyone,” #MachaelaCavanaugh told the unicameral, #nonpartisan #body in late February.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Parents #Allies #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/nebraskas-legislative-session-is-tangled-up-in-transgender-rights-fight-8f455ea3?mod=flipboard
A #Republican lawmaker's #bill would prevent #Texas #schooldistricts from #celebrating #LGBTQ #pride
#lawmakers have filed 140 bills targeting #LGBTQ+ #Texans during the 88th #legislativesession, according to #EqualityTexas. One #measure, which focuses on #pride #events at #publicschools, had a #hearing in the #PublicEducation #Committee on Tuesday.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
GOP is pleased
Ron DeSantis' priority
Legislative session
The Juvenile Justice Reform law in #Maryland is coming under fire from at least one police department. #WMAR2News spoke with a public defender who represents kids - and tells us the options other than arrest: https://www.wmar2news.com/infocus/public-defender-talks-age-appropriate-responses-to-child-crime
#Baltimore #MDPolitics #JuvenileJustice #CriminalJustice #LegislativeSession #Maryland #InFocus
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