CEO of South Dakota Voices for Peace says Senate Bill 7 doesn’t make South Dakota safer
Voices for Peace is expecting many more bills like this and will have a lobbyist in Pierre for the legislative session.
Fight over Florida tuition for undocumented immigrants continues years later
A Florida senator wants to repeal a law that grants in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants. State Senator Randy Fine says he just wants to put Floridians first, but the bill is facing ...
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Higher education overhaul, intoxicating hemp ban among bills that didn’t pass this General Assembly
Some of these bills would have made drastic changes to Ohio colleges and universities ( Senate Bill 83 ), banned the sale of intoxicating hemp products ( Senate Bill 326 ), added low-performing public ...
Which US elections are happening in 2025? Here's a look at upcoming primary and general contests
Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places ...
Mike Johnson may be the speaker, but Democrats will still have power
ANALYSIS: Yes, Republicans have a trifecta. Yes, Trump is president. But hardliners’ inability to take yes for an answer ...
History-making LGBTQ legislators to be sworn in to 119th Congress
Three history-making, newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will be sworn in to the 119th Congress Friday.
Social Security Fairness Act set to get Biden's signature
Legislation granting full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million retirees will soon get become law, advocates say.
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How the Virginia delegation voted for U.S. House speaker
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...
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Here are the tech bills the 118th Congress passed right before the new session
Legislation that would require the Office of Management and Budget to tap a Federal Government Service Delivery Lead to ...
The 119th Congress: What to know about House, Senate majorities and what it means for Trump’s plans
On Friday, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...
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Protection for Owyhee Canyonlands dies in Congress, Oregon leaders to try again in 2025
A proposal to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeast Oregon did not make it through the U.S. Congress at the end of 2024.
New Hampshire Democrats push Biden to publish Equal Rights Amendment
Top elected Democrats at the New Hampshire State House are calling on President Joe Biden to certify and publish the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.