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CT child advocate bill reworked following Lamont opposition
The new bill, which is still being drafted ... committee to choose the child advocate, then the legislature would approve that person. The bill passed committee with broad bipartisan support.
Animal rights advocates push for bill to tighten adequate care regulations
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A bill strengthening protections for domestic animals is being voted on in the State Senate on Monday. If passed, it would define what it means for a pet to have adequate food, ...
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Advocates react to Arizona bill preventing sex change on birth certificates
The full House passed ... the bill say it aligns with President Trump’s executive order that the government only recognizes two sexes: male and female. But the transgender community and ...
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Advocates concerned about NC bill that compels state law enforcement to cooperate with ICE
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Advocates for immigrants illegally in the United States met with state lawmakers over the Border Protection Act. Senate Bill 153 passed ... is solely being used for people ...
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Environmental advocates renew push for NY plastic reduction bill
Environmental advocates ... The bill — which is cosponsored by state Sen. Pete Harckham, a Westchester County Democrat, and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, D-Manhattan — passed in the Senate ...
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Workers with immigration hearings can use paid sick leave to attend under bill passed by WA House
The State House has passed a bill that ... on mental and physical well-being, beyond just a toll on their time,” he added. Salahuddin emphasized that the bill would help workers in his district ...
The Financial Express25d
Advocates Bill leaves legal industry divided
(Freepik) The Draft Advocates (Amendment ... over the stranglehold the government would acquire if the Bill was to be passed. Regarding the proposal about registration of law firms, Jayesh ...
Boston.com28d
Local advocates are bracing to fight the bill targeting ‘sanctuary cities,’ calling it unconstitutional
The bill, if passed, would undoubtedly be challenged in the courts, she added. Sarang Sekhavat, chief of staff for the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), said he too ...
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Transparency advocates frustrated over limited access to government records consider ballot measure
The legislature passed the ... As transparency advocates consider a 2026 ballot measure to strengthen the state’s sunshine laws, there are multiple bills on the topic being debated this month ...
Ethics advocate: ‘If you want to be a legislator, you can’t be a lobbyist, period’
Two recently introduced bills seeking to change lobbying regulations are sitting in committee awaiting advancement. House Bill 1169 would amend the Lobbyist Registration Act and direct ...
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Bill 38: Child and youth advocate no longer able to review deaths of youths above 20-years-old
Alberta is proposing a bill that would make amendments ... the office of the child and youth advocate provides biannual reports, but if the new legislation is passed, the frequency of the reports ...