![Shouts of Shame! Shame! erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1388419_0_APTOPIXAbortionArizona719711712836223jpg.jpg)
The fight is over a newly revived 1864 Arizona law criminalizing abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk.
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The Arizona Supreme Court reaffirmed the state’s 1864 law banning abortions on the anniversary of Confederate General Robert E Lee’s surrender to Union General U.S. Grant, ending the Civil War.
![Tensions rise as Arizona lawmakers debate abortion ban [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1387630_0_90.jpg)
The state Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for enforcement of a pre-statehood law that bans nearly all abortions.
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The governor and legislators have been seeking a housing compromise for weeks.
![Former Rep. Ken Buck Slams ‘Moscow Marjorie’ Taylor Greene [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1378060_0_ScreenShot20240408at51006PMjpg.jpg)
Former Rep. Ken Buck does not agree with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s assessment that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a “serious legislator.”
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Our legislators figured out a way around term limits as soon as they were passed. They just jump back and forth between the Senate and House, so they can stay in office — any office would do. In the meantime, lobbyists gained (and outright own) the upper hand in our legislative process, writes Matt Nousak of Geneva in a letter to the editor.
![Kevin McCarthy Praises ‘Very Serious’ Marjorie Taylor Greene [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1373207_0_OneNationWithBrianKilmeade21102am20240407jpg.jpg)
McCarthy praised Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as a “very serious legislator” despite the noise she’s making about ousting McCarthy’s successor, Mike Johnson.
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Legislators say progress is being made on top items such as funding for schools.
![New York lawmakers push back budget deadline again [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1365366_0_NewYorkBudgetgif.gif)
NY lawmakers on Thursday passed an extension to April 8 for the state’s budget in order to ensure state workers continue to get paid amid negotiations; Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to sign the bill.
![Kansas Democratic governor and Republican leaders strike tax compromise, leaving dissenters on both sides [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1363645_0_KansasBudgetTaxesjpg.jpg)
Kansas Republicans wanted to enact a ‘flat’ tax rate, but faced with the possibility of a veto from Gov. Kelly, came to a compromise to ensure at least some cuts went through.
![After Kansas police dog strangled, legislators approve harsher penalties for K-9 killings [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1359964_0_PoliceDogsKansasjpg.jpg)
KS lawmakers gave final approval for a bill that would increase the penalties for killing police dogs and horses after the November death of a Wichita police dog.
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As California legislators got back to work Monday, some are pushing ambitious bills on contentious topics.