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Polygamous sect leader in Arizona accused of taking more than 20 wives including 10 minors
Polygamous sect leader in Arizona accused of taking more than 20 wives including 10 minors

Authorities say a polygamous sect leader and some of his followers have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to travel across Arizona state lines and get “wives” for him.

Conservative-led Nebraska Legislature passes 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

Conservative-led Nebraska Legislature passes 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

Conservative-led Nebraska Legislature passes 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors.

Nebraska expected to pass combo bill on abortion, gender-affirming care for minors

Nebraska expected to pass combo bill on abortion, gender-affirming care for minors

Conservative Nebraska lawmakers are expected to have just enough votes to pass a bill Friday that combines a ban on gender-affirming care for minors with a 12-week abortion ban.

Voter ID bill facing Republican infighting advances out of committee

Voter ID bill facing Republican infighting advances out of committee

A legislative committee has finally advanced a bill to comply with a voter ID requirement approved by Nebraska voters last November.

Train engineers union reaches first sick-time deal with Norfolk Southern railroad

Train engineers union reaches first sick-time deal with Norfolk Southern railroad

The union that represents railroad engineers has finally secured its first deal for paid sick time with Norfolk Southern.

Group plans to put legalization of medical marijuana on Nebraska ballot

Group plans to put legalization of medical marijuana on Nebraska ballot

A group led by a Nebraska state lawmaker plans to again try to put the question of legalizing medical marijuana before state voters in November 2024.

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states

Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week.

Mark Gietzen, abortion foe who forced recount of Kansas vote, dies in plane crash at 69

Mark Gietzen, abortion foe who forced recount of Kansas vote, dies in plane crash at 69

A longtime conservative Republican and anti-abortion activist in Kansas who forced a recount of the state’s decisive vote affirming abortion rights last year has died in a plane crash at 69.

Key abortion debates this week in US courts and statehouses

Key abortion debates this week in US courts and statehouses

Abortion bans are back on the agenda for lawmakers in the Carolinas and Nebraska this week.

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.

North Carolina GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law

North Carolina GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.

Nebraska lawmakers to debate attaching 12-week abortion ban to trans youth health care ban

Nebraska lawmakers to debate attaching 12-week abortion ban to trans youth health care ban

Nebraska lawmakers are set to take up debate on a plan that would tack on a proposed 12-week abortion ban to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in transgender minors.

Nebraska conservatives gamble on combining abortion, trans health bans

Nebraska conservatives gamble on combining abortion, trans health bans

Conservative Nebraska lawmakers are taking what could be an all-or-nothing bet by proposing to merge two of the legislative session's most contentious proposals — one to restrict abortion access and another that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.