Tag: vote
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Top California Dem Controversially Defends No Vote On Bill
A powerful California Democrat who recently helped kill a Republican-backed state bill that would have increased criminal sentences for those found guilty of various forms of sexual assault, including rape, explained his decision amid widespread backlash because he opposed the measure. Representative Reggie Jones-Sawyer, chairman of the California Assembly’s public safety committee, voted last week…
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House GOP vows to ‘proceed’ with major vote
House Republicans are reaffirming their commitment to pass a proposed amendment to place thresholds on the number of terms allowed to serve in Congress. Earlier this year, South Carolina GOP Rep. Ralph Norman introduced HJRes.11an amendment to the United States Constitution that would limit the number of members of the House of Representatives to three…
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Top California Dem Controversially Defends No Vote On Bill
A powerful California Democrat who recently helped kill a Republican-backed state bill that would have increased criminal sentences for those found guilty of various forms of sexual assault, including rape, explained his decision amid widespread backlash because he opposed the measure. Representative Reggie Jones-Sawyer, chairman of the California Assembly’s public safety committee, voted last week…
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Nepalese Prime Minister Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament | Political news
The vote was held after Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s old allies withdrew from the government over the election of a new president. Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has won a vote of confidence in parliament after gaining support from the opposition Nepal Congress Party and other smaller groups, who are now expected to join his…
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Controversial judicial law passes first vote in Israel
Bill weakening the Supreme Court passes first reading, alongside a bill that would protect the prime minister from removal and another that would allow more settlements in northern Israel. Israel’s parliament has introduced a bill that would allow it to overturn Supreme Court rulings and pass laws that had been struck down, despite months of…
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Controversial judicial law passes first vote in Israel
Bill weakening the Supreme Court passes first reading, alongside a bill that would protect the prime minister from removal and another that would allow more settlements in northern Israel. Israel’s parliament has introduced a bill that would allow it to overturn Supreme Court rulings and pass laws that had been struck down, despite months of…
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Burlington, Vermont passes measure to allow non-citizens to vote
Vermont’s largest city has voted to allow non-citizens who are legally resident in the country to vote in local elections. VERMONT SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CITIES THAT ALLOW UNCLOSED TO VOTE The proposed charter amendment for Burlington must now be considered by the legislature and the Republican governor. Burlington, Vermont, has voted to…
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Burlington, Vermont passes measure to allow non-citizens to vote
Vermont’s largest city has voted to allow non-citizens who are legally resident in the country to vote in local elections. VERMONT SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CITIES THAT ALLOW UNCLOSED TO VOTE The proposed charter amendment for Burlington must now be considered by the legislature and the Republican governor. Burlington, Vermont, has voted to…
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Eric Garcetti struggled to get the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on this
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote on the nomination of former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India after his nomination lay in the chamber for more than 600 days as senators grappled with Garcetti’s possible knowledge of a sexual harassment scandal in his office. President Biden nominated Garcetti in July 2021.…
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‘Woke’ military provisions are sticking points for GOP as vote on defense policy bill looms
‘Woke’ military provisions are sticking points for GOP as vote on defense policy bill looms https://www.globalcourant.com/woke-military-provisions-are-sticking-points-for-gop-as-vote-on-defense-policy-bill-looms/?feed_id=15517&_unique_id=6385b69e9ce9d