Legislation

Damar Hamlin football camp
March 31, 2023

Damar Hamlin asks lawmakers to put money toward defibrillators in public schools

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February 26, 2023

Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials

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June 27, 2021

Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures

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June 26, 2021

Maxine Waters introduces bill to boost payout to exonerees by 40%

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June 20, 2021

Despite reform efforts, some Republican-led states are giving police more power

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June 12, 2021

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

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June 7, 2021

Nevada governor signs law banning ‘racially discriminatory’ mascots, ‘sundown sirens’

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Voting Access Bill Sparks Controversy In Georgia
March 9, 2021

Georgia Senate passes sweeping voter restriction bill following Dem. election wins

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January 2, 2021

Black family begins 200-year-old cemetery restoration

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Speaker Pelosi Briefs Media In Weekly News Conference
October 8, 2020

Pelosi to introduce legislation on 25th Amendment over Trump’s health

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September 28, 2020

California governor signs law requiring trans inmates to be housed by gender identity

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June 25, 2014

White school district sends black kids back to failed schools

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theGrio featured stories
December 16, 2013

Florida public defenders back 'warning-shot' bill

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theGrio featured stories
September 26, 2013

Halle Berry-backed paparazzi bill signed into law by California governor

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theGrio featured stories
April 2, 2013

Republican lawmaker defends Tenn. good grades for welfare bill

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theGrio featured stories
February 5, 2013

Alabama legislation would exonerate Scottsboro Boys

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theGrio featured stories
February 4, 2012

Mississippi bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

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theGrio featured stories
December 27, 2011

Rep. Frederica Wilson to introduce federal anti-hazing legislation

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theGrio featured stories
October 5, 2011

Maryland community fights off increased prostitution

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theGrio featured stories
September 16, 2011

Obama signs 1st major patent law change since 1952

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