Legislators have been scrambling to repeal the law, which predates Arizona's statehood, since a 2022 Supreme Court ruling paved the way for its return. The vote was 16-14 and the state's governor will likely sign off.
The repeal measure passed 16-14, with two Republicans – state Sens. Shawnna Bolick and TJ Shope – joining all 14 state Senate Democrats in voting to quash the pre-statehood law.
Arizona's Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on nearly all abortions and revert state abortion law to a 15-week ban. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she will sign the repeal.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, is raising concerns over Saudi Arabia’s intention to pursue a civil nuclear program with the U.S., citing the country’s “appalling human rights…
South Carolina's Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social hot-button issues.
The state Senate voted in favour of repealing the bill, which narrowly cleared the Arizona House last week and is expected to be signed into law by the governor.
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Senators from both sides of the aisle tore into UnitedHealth Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty, blaming him and the healthcare behemoth for not preventing the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a UHG subsidiary,…
Democrats in the Arizona Senate secured enough votes to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions after the state’s highest court allowed it to take effect. The Senate had the 16 votes needed to advance the bill, with Democrats and two…