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Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. June 1, 2023. Editorial: Revamped public school funding plan step forward The Legislature and Gov. Jim Pillen, at last, took action to address one of Nebraska’s most vexing issues — property taxes driven by ever-higher agricultural land...
Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers to return to the chamber as hundreds of bills languish amid the partisan stalemate. In a procedural move...
Norway’s king released from hospital after treatment for infection
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V was released from a hospital Monday after receiving treatment for an infection, the Norwegian palace said. The 86-year-old monarch was admitted to Oslo’s main hospital, Rikshospitalet, a week ago. The palace has not disclosed...
Missouri lawmakers fail to raise bar to amend constitution, easing path for abortion rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chaos in Missouri's Republican-led Senate on the final day of session Friday meant the failure of a longtime GOP priority to make it harder to amend the state's constitution, which lawmakers predicted could ease the path to restoring abortion rights in the state. ...
New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and its Democratic governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, a challenge that comes as the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state rides a wave of record revenue from drilling in one...
Nevada advances proposal to enshrine abortion rights into state constitution
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would codify reproductive rights — including already-existing abortion access up to 24 weeks — into the state constitution. The state Assembly approved of the measure 28 to 14 along party...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 1, 2023. Editorial: Proposal would suppress Missourians’ voices, not confront illegal voting The effort by Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature to overhaul the process for changing the state constitution has nothing to do with...
Chile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewrite
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile seemed on the cusp of a progressive revolution last year when a committee dominated by leftists drafted a bold new constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter. But voters have put the brakes on the effort, first rejecting the proposed constitution...
Mexican high court overturns reforms rushed through Congress
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court voted Monday to overturn a pair of electoral law reforms favored by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador because Congress rushed them through to a vote without debate, or even time to read them. The 9-2 vote threatens López...
Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A union of government employees on Monday sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government's total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional. The lawsuit comes just...
