After hours of debate and testimony, the bill passed 8-4-1. This is a developing story. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Hundreds of homeschool parents have flooded the halls of the Illinois State Capitol to oppose a bill that would regulate homeschooling in Illinois.

Hundreds of homeschool parents have flooded the halls of the Illinois State Capitol to oppose a bill that would regulate homeschooling in Illinois. The Homeschool Bill is expected to be heard in the House Education Policy Committee Wednesday morning.

The law, which goes into effect immediately, targets devices that turn semiautomatic handguns into makeshift machine guns.

A bill that would make Glock switches illegal on firearms in Alabama is one step away from becoming the law. On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate approved SB116, a bill that would make the switch, which can turn a handgun into a fully automatic weapon,

Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 116 on Wednesday to impose a state ban on illegal machine gun conversion devices in Alabama.

A bill that was introduced by Senate Republicans to define so-called "Trump derangement syndrome" as a mental illness has provoked a backlash, with some saying the bill trivializes mental health care in the state regardless of the seriousness of its original intent.

Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a teen on Monday, authorities said, hours after he introduced a bill proposing “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS) as a form of mental illness.