Tag: Legislature
Gov Newsom Not Supporting Making Kindergarten Mandatory
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
Last week, the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom released a list of bills from the current legislative session that...
State Leaders Call for Teaching Native American History, Culture in Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) want Californians to have a better understanding of the history and...
2021 Notebook: In 2021, the US Right to Abortion is in Peril
THE BACKGROUND: As 2021 comes to a close, Roe v. Wade — the historic 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion...
Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing...
Study Shows Police Killings in U.S. Have Been Widely Undercounted
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire
Police killings in the United States have been massively undercounted according to a study by the University of Washington....