Arizona Legislature Votes to Repeal State’s Ban on Virtually All Abortions Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is promising to sign the measure overturning the restrictions, but they could be in place for a few months this summer. 05/2/2024 - 3:54 am | View Link
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained or ... 05/1/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Link
Arizona Senate Votes to Repeal State Abortion Ban From 1864 The Arizona Senate voted 16-14 to repeal an 1864 law that would make nearly all abortions a crime, preserving access to the procedure after the state’s Supreme court revived the Civil War-era law in ... 05/1/2024 - 10:22 am | View Link
Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban, sends measure to governor The 1864 law bans abortions in all situations except life-threatening medical emergencies and could impose prison terms for doctors and others who aid in an abortion. 05/1/2024 - 9:05 am | View Link
Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban Arizona Democrats have secured enough votes in the state Senate to repeal an 1864 law banning abortion. Two Republicans joined Democrats to support a repeal bill, which narrowly passed the House last ... 05/1/2024 - 9:05 am | View Link
On January 6, Gabriel Garcia—a first-generation Cuban American and former member of the Proud Boys—live-streamed his attempt to breach the Capitol. “How does it feel being a traitor to the country?” he screamed at police officers as he entered the building. Once inside the Rotunda, Garcia yelled “Nancy, come out and play!” as insurrections searched for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
The Senate budget committee held a hearing to review a report published on Tuesday with the House oversight and accountability committee that they said demonstrates the sector’s shift from explicit climate denial to a more sophisticated strategy of “deception, disinformation and doublespeak.”
“Big oil had to evolve from denial to duplicity,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Democrat, who chairs the Senate committee.
The revelations, based on hundreds of newly subpoenaed documents, illustrate how oil companies worked to greenwash their image while fighting climate policy behind the scenes.
“It’s time to ask the people who caused that problem, who lied about that situation, to pick up the bill,” said Sen.
“A key political operative on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was charged with assault after allegedly choking and punching a woman in New York early Saturday morning,” Mediaite reports.
“Trent Pool, who serves as a paid consultant on the long-shot independent campaign and has been leading the effort to get Kennedy on the ballot in all 50 states, was charged with assault and criminal obstruction of breathing.”