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By Julie Cart | CalMatters A state Senate bill that would expand workers’ compensation coverage for California first responders experiencing post traumatic stress — aimed at addressing what Cal Fire officials call a mental health crisis…

The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill that would allow students to wear Native American regalia during high school and college graduations.The state House and Senate easily cleared the two-thirds…

Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has banned weight discrimination in New York City, which critics say has lawyers licking their chops.Adams signed a controversial bill Friday outlawing discrimination based on a person's weight and height in…

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Facing a lobbying blitz from the Mayo Clinic and other hospitals, Minnesota Democrats said Monday night they only had the votes to pass a watered-down nurse staffing and safety bill. The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act that would have…

The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill that would cut sale tax on groceries from 4% to 2%.The measure received broad bipartisan support in Alabama this year in the face of soaring food prices and a rare budget…

A Republican state senator recently shut down a bill that would ban transgender surgeries for children in Louisiana. On Wednesday, House Bill 648 was “voted down by the Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee after Fred Mills…

Entertainment "It allows the consumer to say, 'If I decide to go, this is what it's going to cost me, period, end of story.'" A new proposal by two…

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn’t ready to become law. “Rideshare drivers deserve fair wages and safe…

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday signed a bill requiring employers to provide paid family and medical leave into law.Under the bill, workers will be entitled to up to 12 weeks of family or medical leave, with time off…