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Senate Democrats, business groups at odds over biometric privacy law

The Illinois Supreme Court all but begged the General Assembly to take another look at the Biometric Information Privacy Act in a ruling that could ultimately cost the White Castle burger chain billions for collecting employee fingerprint scans.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict in Syria

The Independent UK

Here’s when a judge says to expect a ruling on whether North Carolina abortion law can take effect

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The judge deciding whether North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban can immediately go into effect said she’ll likely make a decision by Friday, one day before the new law is set to take effect.

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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate

As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 14 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 14, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 19-25. Republicans sponsored the one bill. The bill is below:

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‘It’s going to be hot’: Maryland cannabis firms stockpile and staff up for big demand starting Saturday

Along a flat road in rural Cecil County, Maryland, where the sky is big and the towns are small, stands a long, nondescript building. Inside is one of the most important cultivation and processing operations for the state's new cash crop — cannabis.

Tribune News Service

Pension stripped from former state lawmaker who called bribes he passed to another pol ‘the jackpot’

The state General Assembly Retirement System board voted to strip former state Rep. Luis Arroyo of his more than $4,500-a-month state pension, citing state law that allows retirement benefits to be taken from ex-lawmakers if they commit felonies arising from their time in office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fighting back after Dobbs: How I did it

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade

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Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia's primary election

A historic number of state lawmakers were ousted in this week’s Virginia primary, which featured about four dozen legislative races that set the parties’ slate of candidates for what will be a hard-fought general election

The Independent UK

Incumbent Andy Beshear (D) and Daniel Cameron (R) are running in the Kentucky gubernatorial election on Nov. 7

Incumbent Andy Beshear (D) and Daniel Cameron (R) are running in the Nov. 7, 2023, Kentucky gubernatorial election. The primary was May 16, 2023. The filing deadline was Jan. 6, 2023.

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Colorado Supreme Court strikes law allowing child sex abuse lawsuits from decades past

Colorado’s Supreme Court struck down a law Tuesday that gave childhood sexual abuse victims a three year window to sue over abuses as far back as the 1960s

The Independent UK

Participants at Trump's Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns

Most Republican candidates running for the Virginia legislature this year are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights

The Independent UK

Maryland politicos, advocates seek to make state a refuge for trans rights

As the national climate concerning transgender rights harshens, Maryland finds itself in a position to become a sanctuary for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Tribune News Service

Families of missing Syrians urge UN to create institution for the 'disappeared'

Three Syrians whose family members were forcibly disappeared during the civil war were at the United Nations this week to lobby for the creation of an Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic. The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution calling for the…

France 24

Rauner’s return: Former Republican governor visits state Capitol to unveil official portrait — but won’t talk politics

Former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner deflected reporters’ questions about Democrats’ continued placement of blame on him or a two-year budget impasse when he was governor. He also didn’t mention his now-indicted nemesis, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

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Reason

Private Employers May Not Fire Employees for Writing to the Legislature, Tennessee Court Holds

BlueCross BlueShield allegedly fired an employee for "email[ing] Tennessee state legislators with her concerns and grievances regarding vaccine mandates."

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Tuesday’s election results roundup: One incumbent loses in New Jersey, and Denver gets a new mayor

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Chicago Sun-Times

Corruption trial begins with businessman insisting he acted legally, even as lawmakers he lobbied hatched bribery scheme

Weiss is accused of bribing former state legislators Luis Arroyo and Terry Link to advance legislation in the General Assembly related to unregulated gambling devices known as sweepstakes machines.

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A preview of tomorrow’s New Jersey primaries

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Private meetings prevent public spats in Springfield

Members of the Legislature can hammer things out behind closed doors ahead of public debates because the General Assembly has long exempted itself from the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

The National (Scotland)

Church of Scotland to remain 'impartial' on Scottish independence

THE Church of Scotland has decided it would be “unwise” to take a corporate position on Scottish

Chicago Sun-Times

State lawmakers fail to finish budget, school district map, so they plan to try again next week

The General Assembly had planned to adjourn Friday, but Democratic leaders blew that self-imposed deadline. So lawmakers will return to Springfield on Wednesday to wrap up unfinished business, which includes the state budget and the elected school board map.

The Independent UK

UN to commemorate Palestinians' 1948 flight from Israel for the first time

For the first time, the United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus

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Newcomers will hold at least 23% of New Jersey’s state legislative seats next year

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Newcomers Will Represent Over Twenty Percent Of New Jersey’s Legislature

Twenty-eight state legislative seats up for election in New Jersey this year is open, meaning no incumbents filed to run.

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North Carolina Supreme Court vacates state’s congressional, legislative maps

In a 5-2 decision on April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2022 decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering. The court vacated the maps the legislature enacted in 2021 and the remedial maps used for the 2022 elections.…

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