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January 28, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi House of Representatives Apportionment and Elections Committee voted affirmatively to move HB 4 , a companion bill to SB 2588 , to the floor of the full House. SB 2588 on Tuesday passed out...
Florida
January 27, 2021
Tallahassee, FL — Earlier today the Florida House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee passed House Bill 1. If passed by the full House and Senate, the bill would enact Governor Ron DeSantis’ priority legislation...
Federal
January 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden signed an executive order today directing the Justice Department to stop renewing contracts with private prison companies. Regrettably, the order excludes Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Mississippi
January 26, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Senate Elections Committee voted affirmatively to move an amended SB 2588 to the floor of the full Senate. The following statement in reaction is by Caren Short, senior staff attorney for...
Federal
January 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Joe Biden issued an executive order lifting the ban on transgender people serving openly in the U.S. military. The military’s own research showed that the ban weakened our military’s readiness...
Federal
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – On Thursday evening, President Biden signed an executive order to prioritize the health and safety of workers. The order, “ Protecting Worker Health and Safety ,” directs the Occupational Health and Safety...
Federal
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today marks the beginning of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) review of immigrant enforcement practices, which includes a 100-day moratorium on deportations. The following statement is from Kelli Garcia,...
Federal
January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order outlining his “ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda” to advance racial and social justice for all – including historically-underserved communities...
