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Bill to limit treatment for transgender youth passes Georgia House panel

ATLANTA — A measure to prohibit medical professionals from giving transgender children certain hormones or surgical treatment passed a House panel Tuesday on a party-line vote.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Ann Uccello, first female mayor in Connecticut, dies at 100

Antonina “Ann” Uccello, the first woman elected a mayor in Connecticut when she won an upset victory in Hartford as a Republican in 1967, has died

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Tennessee lieutenant governor steps back from social media after liking gay man’s racy photos

Randy McNally’s Instagram account, which was previously public, has since been made private

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

George Santos tells FEC he will seek reelection

WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., declared Tuesday that he will run for reelection in 2024 in a letter to the Federal Election Commission, despite strong opposition by the Nassau County Republican Party.

Newsday · Mar 14, 2023

Bill to give Ky. public school employees the ‘right to express their faith’ advances

A House bill prohibiting a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression was approved by the Senate Education committee Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Florida advances bills on gender identity, defamation

Florida Republicans are advancing a proposal to ban classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity through the eighth grade, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

San Francisco backs reparations plans, including $5m to eligible Black adults

Proposals also include financing debt forgiveness, guaranteed annual incomes for families and homes in the city for $1

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2023

Congress can level the tax playing field for families, renters

Expand the child tax credit and enact a renter tax credit to ensure fairness for the average American.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

North Carolina court appears poised to overrule itself in gerrymandering case

State supreme court previously struck down GOP-drawn congressional map that favored Republicans

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2023

South Carolina women who get abortions would be eligible for the death penalty under proposed bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Women who get an abortion in South Carolina would be eligible for the death penalty if a proposal at the State House becomes law.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023