Yesterday, Texas Senator and Goddamn Hero Wendy Davis intended to stand for 13 hours, filibustering before her fellow state senators to block abortion-restricting legislation known as Senate Bill 5 ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Senate passed a bill Friday that would infuse public schools with more funds to spend on school safety, but it's unclear whether schools will see that money as lawmakers run ...

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) today issued the following statement: "As SB 5 heads to the Senate floor during the special session of the 89th ...

COLUMBUS - Republican Gov. John Kasich warned Democrats that they needed to support a hard-edged anti-union law or get run over by “the bus” — but on Tuesday Ohio voters left serious tread marks on ...

The bill sparked massive protests from labor unions like Ohio AFL-CIO and the Ohio Federation of Teachers. “It was a union attack basically,“ Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper said ...

"I understand the insecurity around this," Jones said. "When we use fear to keep people from having the conversation, it's counterproductive." An Ohio House of Representatives committee is reviewing ...

On Tuesday Ohioans go to the polls to accept or reject anti-union Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) as the new law of the land in their state. As of this writing, it looks like it will go down in flames. SB 5 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Labor unions hailed the victory as a “win for all working people” and a rebuke of a ...