Tag: lawmaker

24 MAR

Oklahoma lawmaker defends anti-abortion bill, arguing rape & incest are ‘will of God’ (VIDEO)

A controversial anti-abortion bill passed the Oklahoma House on Tuesday. The bill would ban doctors from performing abortions if the mother is seeking one due to a genetic abnormality. House Bill 1549 passed with a 67-16 vote on Tuesday. It would hold physicians who violate the measure liable and face steep fines of up to […]

28 FEB

Arizona lawmaker kills controversial protest bill

The leader of the Arizona House has dropped a controversial bill intended to punish organizers of protests that turn violent. Critics argued the bill would limit First Amendment rights. Other similar bills are percolating in other states. “[People] need to know we are not about limiting people’s rights,” House Speaker J. D. Mesnard (R-Chandler) said […]

27 FEB

Lawmaker: ‘I got confirmation’ my Russia-Ukraine plan was delivered to White House, despite what Trump lawyer says

REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko The Ukrainian lawmaker who met with President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and businessman Felix Sater in New York last month to discuss a controversial peace plan for Ukraine “got confirmation” from Sater that his plan was delivered to the White House, he told Business Insider. Andrey Artemenko, a member of Ukrainian […]

13 FEB

Lawmaker seeks criminalization of suicide assistance

A Russian MP has called for stronger punishment for people who assist those contemplating suicide by providing advice, including on the internet, as well as people who remove obstacles preventing others from taking their own lives. Russian law already has criminal responsibility for driving someone towards suicide, although legislation is applied only when culprits use […]

08 FEB

GOP lawmaker introduces bill ‘to abolish Dept of Education’

A Kentucky lawmaker has proposed a bill to completely abolish the federal Department of Education at the end of next year, calling instead for the department’s responsibilities to be handled by states and local communities. Rep. Thomas Massie introduced the bill the same day Betsy DeVos was narrowly elected to lead the department. READ MORE: […]

04 FEB

South Carolina elected its first openly gay lawmaker from a historically deep-red district

Sean Rayford/AP GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s first openly gay legislator hails from the unlikeliest of places: an ultra-conservative part of the state that is home to the Christian fundamentalist school Bob Jones University. Republican Rep. Jason Elliott, a 46-year-old divorce attorney, said his sexual orientation was not an issue in his campaign and […]

31 JAN

An Iraqi lawmaker could be barred from accepting a human rights award in Washington

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Baghdad (AFP) – An Iraqi lawmaker who has campaigned prominently for fellow Yazidi women enslaved by the Islamic State group said Tuesday that new US travel restrictions may prevent her from accepting a human rights award. Vian Dakhil had been due to travel to Washington to receive the Lantos Human Rights Prize next […]