内容摘要：The bill died in Oklahoma after some local anti-abortion organizations spoke out against it. Deevers, who also has

The bill died in Oklahoma after some local anti-abortion organizations spoke out against it. Deevers, who also has

The Senate then blocked further Democratic debate and gave final approval to a separate measure repealing provisions of a voter-approved law guaranteeing paid sick leave for workers and cost-of-living increases to the minimum wage. That measure does not go back to the ballot. It will instead become law when signed by Kehoe, who has expressed his support for it.After taking the sweeping votes, the Senate effectively ended its annual legislative session — two days ahead of a constitutional deadline to wrap up work.

Democrats were outraged by the legislative actions and vowed to retaliate by slowing down any Senate work next year.“Our rights are under attack,” Democratic state Sen. Brian Williams said during debate. He accused Republicans of “trying to overturn the will of the voters.”Republicans contend they are simply giving voters a second chance on abortion — and are confident they will change their minds because of the new rape and incest exceptions.

“Abortion is the greatest tragedy in the world right now,” Republican state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman said while explaining her efforts to repeal the abortion-rights amendment. If someone’s fine with “taking the life of an innocent, then probably you can justify whatever you want.”Some GOP lawmakers said they needed to

, which kicked in May 1, because it’s adding costs that threaten the financial viability of small businesses. Republicans had been negotiating with Democrats over an alternative to exempt only the smallest businesses before scrapping that and opting for the full repeal.

Missouri lawmakers have a history of altering voter-approved policies. They previously“Realmente se siente bien, ver a todos aquí celebrando la vida y la memoria de George Floyd y realmente recordar lo que sucedió", declaró Smith. “Queremos hacer todo lo posible para trabajar juntos para que todos puedan tener los mismos derechos y todos puedan avanzar y que algo así no siga sucediendo en esta nación”.

LaFleur informó desde Houston.Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos gastaron más de 6.000 millones de dólares en los últimos tres años para reclutar y retener soldados, en lo que ha sido una creciente campaña para contrarrestar la escasez de alistamientos.Los incentivos financieros para enlistarse nuevamente en el Ejército, la Marina, la Fuerza Aérea y los Marines incrementaron drásticamente desde 2022 hasta el año pasado, y la Marina invirtió mucho más que las demás instituciones, de acuerdo con los totales de financiamiento dados a conocer. La cantidad total de bonos de reclutamiento también aumentó de manera constante, impulsada por incrementos significativos en el gasto del Ejército y el Cuerpo de Marines.