Apr 26 Watch 6:37 Trans Rep. Zephyr on being only Montana lawmaker in decades to be censured By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Dorothy Hastings Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives voted to block Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr from entering the House chamber for the rest of the session. The party-line vote capped a week-long saga that began as the first transgender member of… Continue watching
Apr 26 Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging By Scott McFetridge, Todd Richmond, Associated Press Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always-massive river swelled to near-record levels, forcing some to evacuate while others downstream stacked sandbag walls and closed off flood-prone areas. Continue reading
Apr 26 North Dakota limits bathroom, locker room use for transgender people By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities. Continue reading
Apr 26 Blue states look to expand insurance coverage of gender-affirming care By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The wide-ranging bill is part of a wave of legislation in Democratic-controlled states intended to carve out safe havens for transgender people amid a conservative movement seeking to ban or limit gender-affirming care. Continue reading
Apr 26 Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging ‘targeted campaign’ of retaliation By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Disney is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging Wednesday that the governor waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after the company opposed a law critics call "Don't Say Gay."… Continue reading
Apr 26 Medal of Honor recipient’s remains identified 73 years after Korean War By Colleen Long, Associated Press The remains of a U.S. Army corporal killed during the Korean War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor have been identified, 73 years after he went missing. Continue reading
Apr 26 E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of rape, testifies in defamation trial By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press As Carroll took the stand to describe the alleged 1996 attack, Trump, from afar, repeated his insistence that Carroll’s claim is utter fiction. He wrote on his social media site that the case “is a made-up scam,” and more. Continue reading
Apr 26 New Washington law bans sale of some semi-automatic rifles. It’s already facing a legal challenge By Lisa Baumann, Manuel Valdes, Associated Press Gov. Jay Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, both Democrats, pushed for the Democratic-controlled Washington Legislature to pass the ban on many semi-automatic weapons this session after years of failed attempts. Continue reading
Apr 26 Transgender lawmaker banned from Montana House floor for rest of 2023 session By Amy Beth Hanson, Sam Metz, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her. Continue reading
Apr 26 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether the state can keep profits of tax foreclosure sales By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to give a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman another day in court to try to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill. Continue reading