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Two bills passed during Missouri’s 2022 legislative session

The Missouri General Assembly adjourned on May 13 having passed two bills during the 2022 legislative session. Both House Bill 3014 and House Bill 3015 are appropriation bills. There were a total of 11 resolutions adopted between the two chambers.

Ballotpedia · May 16, 2022

Same old Pimlico welcomes the 2022 Preakness, as long-awaited renovation plan hits complications

BALTIMORE — Above the grandstand entrance and near a banner highlighting the upcoming 147th Preakness Stakes, a man in a neon yellow T-shirt rolled a fresh coat of white paint onto the aging facade of the Pimlico Race Course one recent morning. Below him, a crew repainted faded white lines…

Tribune News Service · May 14, 2022

The War in Ukraine Will Be a Historic Turning Point

But for History to Take the Right Path, America and Europe Must Work Together

Foreign Affairs · May 12, 2022

If Missouri’s abortion ban is triggered, showdown over state constitution likely ahead

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as a leaked draft opinion indicates it will, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will soon after issue a legal opinion confirming the decision and triggering a near-total abortion ban in the state.

Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022

Rhode Island Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Rhode Island's Abortion Rights Statute

From Wednesday's decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in Benson v. McKee (opinion by Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, joined by Chief Justice Paul Suttell and Justice William Robinson; Justices Erin Lynch Prata and Melissa Long did not participate): In 2019 the General Assembly enacted the Reproductive Privacy Act (the…

Reason · May 6, 2022

‘Kindly don’t patronize us, we know what to do’: Ambassador Tirumurti responds to Dutch envoy’s tweet on India’s abstention in UNGA on Ukraine

Since January this year, India has abstained on procedural votes and draft resolutions in the U.N. Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council that deplored Russian aggression against Ukraine

The Hindu · May 6, 2022

With the UN powerless, the greatest danger now may be Russia beginning to lose in Ukraine

There could be no better example of the United Nations’ failure to live up to its founding ideals than the recent visit by secretary general António Guterres to Russia. Attempting to calm the dangerous war in Ukraine, he obtained nothing of significance.

The Conversation · May 6, 2022

Cunningham Slams SC Gov. Henry McMaster, Says Killing Medical Marijuana Bill 'A Historic Failure Of Leadership'

The South Carolina House found a way to kill seven years of hard work on what is considered the most restrictive medical cannabis law in the country. It eliminated it Wednesday on a technicality regarding sales tax.

Benzinga · May 5, 2022

Procedural ruling kills medical marijuana bill in SC House

A seven-year fight to pass a medical marijuana bill may have ended in South Carolina when a House leader ruled the proposal would mean a tax increase and could not be considered

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

New Tennessee ballot measure to change constitutional language on clergy serving in the General Assembly

Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly adjourned and certified a new constitutional amendment to put onto the ballot on April 28. This amendment would remove a section of Tennessee’s Constitution that disqualifies religious ministers from being elected into the Tennessee General Assembly.

Ballotpedia · May 3, 2022