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North Carolina's governor vetoed a 12-week abortion ban, setting up an override fight

The veto by Gov. Roy Cooper launches a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to attempt an override vote after they recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers.

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Maryland delegates pass gun control bill after extended debate on session’s final day

BALTIMORE — After hours of debate Monday that saw tensions rise on the House of Delegates floor during the final day of the General Assembly session, delegates approved a bill to restrict where guns can be carried in public in Maryland.

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Regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles gets review from Kentucky lawmakers

The future movement of vehicles along Kentucky highways got a hearing in Frankfort during the now-completed General Assembly session

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Today's Interview: Kentucky Youth Advocates praises General Assembly’s juvenile justice legislatio

Terry Brooks, the executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, said the General Assembly has passed bills to improve the juvenile justice system.

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Illinois' state witness protection program finally gets millions in funding, but has yet to get off the ground

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing the state spend tens of millions of dollars on a witness protection program that went unfunded for the first nine years of its existence.

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NC Gov. Cooper urges lawmakers to drop culture wars, fully fund school plan

RALEIGH, N.C. — With less than two years left in his second term, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper gave a State of the State speech Monday night that served as both his highlight reel and message to Republicans about what they’ll fight over this legislative session.

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Day 2 of our Top 15 stories to watch in 2023 – state elections

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Maryland prepares for federal ruling that could force abortion pill off the market

BALTIMORE — A decision is due any day from a federal court in Texas that could have sweeping repercussions on abortion access across the country — including in states, like Maryland, where the procedure is protected.

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Activists rally in Annapolis to end abortion ahead of protection bill hearings in Maryland General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — More than a thousand anti-abortion advocates flooded downtown Annapolis on Monday evening to rally against legislation poised to broaden access to and increase protections for abortion care in Maryland.

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Bill could remove Black Democrats on South Georgia election board

ATLANTA — Voting rights advocates are warning that Black voters in a South Georgia county could lose representation on their local elections board under a bill advancing through the General Assembly.

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Russia's UN diplomat accuses West of arm twisting in vote isolating Moscow

Russia's senior diplomat to the United Nations accused the West on Sunday of "cowboy" methods and "arm twisting" of some countries during last week's United Nations General Assembly vote that demanding Moscow withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

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Kentucky Senate backs prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners

The current session of the General Assembly has helped clarify the role of nurse practitioners in Kentucky. Physicians and nurse practitioners came to an agreement on prescriptive authority for NPs.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet with China's Xi Jinping

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says China's interest in the war is "not bad", as he reveals plans to meet President Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the Ukraine war.

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U.S. warns U.N. not to be fooled by calls for unconditional truce in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the United Nations Security Council on Friday that it should not be fooled by calls for a temporary or unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, saying a "just and durable" peace cannot allow Russia to rest and rearm.

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UN General Assembly Approves Resolution Calling for Russia to Leave Ukraine

The UN General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces. The resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the vote was more evidence that not…

The Times of India

UN General Assembly adopts resolution on need for just, lasting peace in Ukraine; India abstains

UNITED NATIONS: India on Thursday abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution titled "Principles of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine".

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Protect gas stoves? NC bill would prevent local bans on natural gas hookups

Members of North Carolina’s House of Representatives are again seeking legislation that would prevent counties and municipal governments from banning the use of natural gas or any other form of energy to heat buildings or power appliances.

The Independent UK

UN to vote on resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine

Ukraine’s supporters urged the U.N. General Assembly to vote for a resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities and withdraw from its neighbor on the eve of the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion

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One year into Ukraine war, China says sending weapons will not bring peace

China told the United Nations on Thursday that one year into the Ukraine war "brutal facts offer an ample proof that sending weapons will not bring peace," just days after the United States and NATO warned Beijing against giving Russia military support.

The Independent UK

Watch live as the UN holds two-day special session marking anniversary of Ukraine war

Watch live as the United Nations General Assembly continues its two-day special session marking the anniversary of war in Ukraine.

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UN Chief Condemns Russian 'Affront' in Ukraine as Assembly Meets

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine Wednesday as the General Assembly met in a special session two days before the anniversary of Moscow's attack. "That invasion is an affront to our collective conscience," Guterres said, calling the anniversary "a grim milestone for the people of Ukraine…

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Russian invasion ‘an affront’, says UN chief, as assembly meets on Ukraine

UN general assembly debates motion calling for unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine on anniversary of war

The Independent UK

Ukraine urges all nations to vote to preserve its territory

Ukraine’s foreign minister is urging the world’s nations as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion nears to prove they stand for the United Nations Charter and vote in favor of a U_N_ resolution calling for a peace that ensures his war-ravaged country’s “sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity.”

Reuters

U.N. to mark one year of Ukraine war with vote to 'go down in history'

Marking one year of war, Ukraine and Russia lobbied countries at the United Nations on Wednesday for backing ahead of a vote by the 193-member General Assembly that the United States declared will "go down in history."

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Colorado Democrats unveil proposal to limit gun purchases to people 21 and over

DENVER — A proposal to limit all firearm purchases and possession to people 21 and older — including rifles and shotguns — will be the first in a slate of bills Democrats hope will curb gun violence in the state.

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