Domestic violence-related bills heard in committee at Nebraska State Capitol

This legislative session, state lawmakers are looking to take action trying to pass bills to the governor’s desk that would ...

Families who have lost a loved one to domestic violence testify in front of Nebraska lawmakers

Families who lost loved ones to domestic violence brought emotional testimony to the Nebraska Legislature on Friday, urging lawmakers to strengthen laws they say could prevent future deaths.
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Florida lawmakers consider tying threats to pets to domestic violence

Florida lawmakers are considering bills that would broaden the conditions under which domestic violence victims can receive ...
NPR Illinois

Illinois Senate Republicans introduce bills aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence

Illinois Senate Republicans introduced bills to protect victims of domestic violence by making it a felony to repeatedly violate orders of protection and give law enforcement the ability to detain ...

Legislative panels kill proposals for public registry of domestic violence offenders

Five bills were proposed this session in the Mississippi Legislature to create a public registry of domestic violence offenders.
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NH may rewrite its domestic violence laws. Could survivors face barriers to seek protection?

New Hampshire lawmakers propose overhaul of domestic violence laws, potentially eliminating civil protective orders and ...
Opinion

America’s contract to protect white women has always been tenuous

ICE’s killing of Renee Good has revealed how the state will only defend those who uphold a white racial order. A 1915 film points to the origins of this social pact ...