Proposed Bill Could Ban Gender Transition Treatment for Minors and Adults in Texas
A Texas lawmaker is hoping to amend his state’s ban on gender transition procedures and treatment for children to also apply to adults.
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EXCLUSIVE — Utah State Rep. Phil Lyman: ‘I’m All in for Trump 2024’
Utah State Rep. Phil Lyman (R-Blanding) is endorsing former President Donald Trump for president following a slew of endorsements for Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis in the Beehive State.
Oregon Republicans Crush Radical Abortion Measure, Risk Political Careers in 6-Week Walkout
Oregon Senate Republicans successfully pushed state Democrats into eliminating a portion of a proposed bill that would have allowed minors to obtain abortions without parental consent.
West Virginia Democrat Lawmaker Elliott Pritt Switches Parties
The Republican supermajority in West Virginia’s House of Delegates grew bigger on Monday after first-term Del. Elliott Pritt switched to the Republican Party, making him the fourth Democrat to change parties nationwide in less than two months.
Connecticut Democrat Lawmakers Boozing in Legislative Office Bldg., Give Drunk Floor Speeches
Drunkenness has been reported among some Connecticut Democrats as lawmakers have been voting remotely during the pandemic.
Alabama Lawmakers Vote 23-4 to Protect Children from Gender Reassignment Surgery, Hormones
Alabama state legislature passed legislation to protect minors from life-altering hormone treatment and “gender reassignment” surgery.
GOP Lawmakers Urge Firing of Mizzou Professor Who Called for ‘Muscle’ Against Student Journalist
More than 100 Missouri Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to top officials of the University of Missouri system calling for the firing of a professor and a staff member who called for “muscle” to threaten a student journalist covering a campus protest in November.
California Lawmakers Head to Maui with Lobbyists
Twenty California lawmakers will be attending an annual conference at a resort in Maui that is paid for by representatives of special interest groups that lobby the state legislature.
MS Lawmakers Obtain ‘No’ Votes from House Delegation on CR that Funds Planned Parenthood
Conservative state lawmakers in Mississippi—who urged their congressional delegation in Washington D.C. to vote against a continuing resolution that would fund Planned Parenthood—found that their House members heeded them, but their U.S. Senators did not.
State Lawmakers Urge Mississippi Congressional Delegation To Vote ‘No’ on CR That Funds Planned Parenthood
A group of conservative Mississippi state lawmakers are urging their congressional delegation in Washington to vote against any continuing resolution that includes funding for Planned Parenthood.
California Lawmakers: Archbishop’s Rules for Catholic School Teachers Are ‘Discriminatory’
Eight California state lawmakers are urging San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to withdraw clauses in his handbook for archdiocesan high school teachers that require them to espouse Catholic teachings on sexual morality.
Meet the Mississippi State Lawmaker Every Anti-Common Core Activist Needs
Grassroots activists who oppose the Common Core standards are not only up against many lawmakers happy to have federal dollars flowing into their states’ education programs. They are also dealing with politicians eager to please their local Chamber of Commerce and other business and industry groups who see Common Core as a means for government to assure them of a constant supply of workers for years to come.
