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By Molly Castle Work The California Legislature passed a pair of bills greenlighting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign to build 10,000 new beds and housing units and…

By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mention televised legislative debates, and what may come to mind are stuffy,…

By SARA CLINE - Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A series of bills in Louisiana that opponents fear will negatively impact LGBTQ+…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bill allowing the state's leading health insurance provider to restructure…

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent…

By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Conservatives in the Nebraska Legislature got just enough votes Tuesday to fold a proposed…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press ST. PAUL. Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature is toiling away with only two full weeks left in a productive…

By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell…

The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Montana…

The Montana House of Representatives on Friday approved a total ban on TikTok inside the state, setting up the state’s Republican governor to sign the first-of-its-kind prohibition into…