Tonight’s guests:
- Rep. Diana DeGette, chair of the Pro-choice Caucus in the House
- Andrew DeMillo, Capitol Correspondent for the Little Rock bureau of The Associated Press
Tonight’s links:
Colorado claims contraceptive program caused big drop in teen birth rates
Contraceptive funding dies in Senate
Bob Beauprez’s IUD remark in debate generates controversy
North Carolina legislators want to stop medical schools from teaching abortions
North Carolina House Votes For Ultrasound Law, Overriding Gov. Perdue Veto
U.S. court strikes down North Carolina ultrasound abortion law
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA – SESSION 2015 – HOUSE BILL 465 (pdf)
New Tennessee law requires stricter abortion clinic standards
Fallin signs bill tripling Oklahoma’s abortion waiting period
Gov. Bentley: Alabama in a budget crisis
Gambling moves front and center in Alabama budget debate
‘Fetal Heartbeat Act,’ 2 other abortion bills receive OK in Alabama House committee
State Legislatures Put Up Flurry of Roadblocks to Abortion
Herring: Abortion clinics can be exempted from new standards
Supreme Court will review lethal injection drug protocol used in executions
NSA’s phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court
Week ahead: House returns to defense policy, Iran bills
Conservatives: Immigration provision a ‘severe threat’ to defense bill
House to vote on abortion bill next week
House to Consider 20-Week Abortion Ban This Week
This Act may be cited as the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act”. (pdf)
Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers
Arkansas Legislature leads nation in 2015 anti-abortion laws
At Reinstated Pen-and-Pads, McCarthy Gives Press Plenty (Updated)
Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, Vacates Post
Vt. senator pleads not guilty to sex charges
McAllister’s Statehouse ‘Assistant’ Alleges She Was 16 or Younger When First Assaulted
McAllister resignation expected by Tuesday
McAllister’s future unclear, but resignation expected soon
Anti-discrimination bill (pdf)
Bill to ban anti-discrimination laws at city, county level advances
Fayetteville passes civil rights ordinance
Voters repeal civil rights ordinance in Fayetteville
Springfield, Missouri, Voters Repeal LGBT Rights Ordinance
NOV. 28, 2014 – An Insult Is Now a Name Tag
Aldermen kill equality, same-sex insurance resolutions
Small Arkansas town split over anti-discrimination measure
NEW USMA BARRACKS NAMED FOR BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR. – March 16, 2015 (pdf)
First Lady Michelle Obama Commencement Speech
Faster than an Abrams: Meet Russia’s new tank
Russia’s new Armata tank makes debut in parade rehearsal
New Russian T-14 Armata tank grinds to a halt on Red Square
Russia’s New ‘Super Tank’ Stalls Mid-Parade, Requires A Tow
Tank carrying missiles catches fire in Russia Victory Day Parade
