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Mississippi governor touts 'culture of life' with new laws
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said bills he signed Wednesday are designed to improve foster care,...
New York law gives adult sex abuse survivors more time to sue. But does it go far enough?
Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew York state’s Adult Survivors Act creates a one-year window for survivors of sexual assault that...
Diocese challenges Maine law allowing older sex abuse claims
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is challenging a Maine law that eliminated the statue of limitations for child sexual abuse, allowing a wave of new lawsuits. A motion in the first of ...
Child sex abuse lawsuit window again gets Pa. lawmakers' OK
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoVictims would be able to sue over otherwise outdated claims of child sexual abuse under two pieces...
EXPLAINER: What to know on Congress' bid to bar rail strike
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene to avert a potentially crippling freight rail...
South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoSouth Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in a late attempt to curtail access...
Senators back solar tariffs, oppose prairie bird safeguards
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe Senate approved a measure Wednesday that would reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from...
Troops who refused COVID vaccine still may face discipline
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThe military services are still reviewing possible discipline of troops who refused the order to get...
Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoAdults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers on Thursday to...
Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoEvangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence accompanying...