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State should not end the right of 17-year-olds to get married
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (263+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune I cannot sit silently while the state of California considers another ridiculous piece of legislation. The state may forbid marriage to anyone under 18. Have these legislators no experience with beautiful, loving marriages made between 17-year-olds? Many students…...
Legislation to curb political violence continues to stall at Ohio Statehouse
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (56+ words) Yahoo There has been a rise in political violence in Ohio, but bills meant to curb these types of crimes have stalled. After a man attempted to attack gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton over the weekend, lawmakers are hoping to…...
Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1264+ words) Advocates and child marriage survivors in Boston gather to call for an end to child marriage. Currently more than two dozen U.S. states allow for marriage under the age of 18 under certain circumstances. A new bill up for debate in Congress…...
California could soon end child marriage after years of debate
1+ week, 3+ day ago (469+ words) Before the new ban passed, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states. California is set to end child marriage – years after more than a third of the nation had done so, and long after…...
California passes legislation banning child marriage and forced unions
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (408+ words) California's state legislature passed two bills this week that close long-standing legal loopholes by establishing an absolute ban on child marriage and enabling victims of forced marriage to secure civil restraining orders. Assembly Bill 1267 institutes a ban on child marriage…...
CA might finally ban child marriage!
2+ week, 3+ day ago (190+ words) California assembly members just voted UNANIMOUSLY to ban child marriage — so the bill we’ve been promoting for nine years is finally headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature! If he signs, the Golden State will be the 18th state where…...
Child marriage is legal in California. Lawmakers consider latest attempt to ban
2+ week, 4+ day ago (683+ words) A bill to ban marriage under the age of 18 awaits a vote on the Assembly floor after passing the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Currently, California, Mississippi and New Mexico are the only U.S. states that have no minimum age requirement for…...
California Assembly Passes Landmark Bill Banning Child Marriage Despite Eight Republicans Voting 'No"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (625+ words) California is on the brink of eliminating one of the last legal pathways for a child to marry in the United States, after state lawmakers advanced a bill setting an outright minimum marriage age of eighteen. Assembly Bill 1267, authored by…...
Gail Pellerin Says California Must End Child Marriage 'Once and for All' as 8 Republicans Opposed Bill
2+ week, 6+ day ago (552+ words) California, one of just three US states with no minimum legal age for marriage, is now on the brink of banning the practice for anyone under 18 as lawmakers move to close the last remaining loopholes that allow children to wed....
Lawmakers Expected to Officially Ban Child Marriage in California
3+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) KABC-AM Lawmakers Expected to Officially Ban Child Marriage in California California lawmakers are expected to approve legislation that would effectively ban child marriage across the state. The bill moving through the Legislature would prohibit anyone under 18 from marrying, with no…...