Jan. 16—If anyone was watching the opening day of New Mexico’s legislative session through loving eyes, it might have been Rosemari Cano. Literally. The longtime Santa Fe resident sported heart-shaped prescription specs under a feathered red fascinator Tuesday as she and her boyfriend — the father of Alamogordo Republican Rep. John Block — chatted on […]
Jan. 16—A sure sign it’s the New Mexico Legislature’s opening day: The Capitol parking lot was full by 9 a.m. This year’s legislative session, which starts at noon today, is 30 days long and will focus primarily on creating an operating budget for the coming fiscal year. But already it’s clear lawmakers also will try […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On this “To The Point,” state Rep. Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, talks about the legislative session that has just begun and looks back at 2023. He says the decision by Democrats to change zoning rules for solar and wind farms is a problem for rural areas and could prompt action at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — This year’s Utah Legislative Session is kicking off on Tuesday, and bringing with it a few controversial proposals. There are nearly 400 bills and resolutions on the table for lawmakers to discuss over 45 days. While some involve funding proposals and changes to procedures, others tackle more controversial issues. Here […]
Over a dozen residents stood up at a public hearing Thursday night to urge Broome County Executive Jason Garnar to veto the legislative map recently passed by the Broome County Legislature. Following the public hearing, Garnar will have to decide whether to veto or approve the map. If the map is approved, the Broome County […]
With the 2024 Indiana legislative session underway, lawmakers have proposed an array of bills dealing with guns, including one that would quash the city of Gary’s legal battle against gun manufacturers that it launched in 1999. The bill, authored by State Rep. Chris Jeter, R-Fishers, would bar any government entity in Indiana other than the […]
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has raised more than one-third of its $60 million goal for 2024 races and will use some of the cash to target Democratic pickup opportunities in special elections over the coming weeks in Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, according to a memo outlining the group’s strategy this year. The […]
New Mexico lawmakers started prefiling bills last week ahead of the 2024 Legislative Session that starts Jan. 16, with many seeking to amend how the state regulates its leading industry oil and gas. The 30-day budget-focused session will see legislators debating how to spend a $3.5 billion infusion of “new money” largely from oil and […]
A rare moment ushers in the 2024 Legislative session, as voters in the Lowcountry and Midlands select two new state Senators to join the General Assembly in the latter half of a two-year session. Newly elected state Senators, Deon Tedder, D-Charleston, and Tamekia Devine, D-Richland, have joined the state’s upper chamber in the final year […]
California isn’t doing enough to tackle property crime in the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday , so he’s calling for new legislation he says will “crack down on professional thieves.” The governor’s office on Tuesday released a legislative framework that calls for creating a new classes of crime targeting “professional” retail thieves and going […]
State lawmakers return to Columbia on Tuesday to kickoff the second year of the two-year session. Here are some of the issues they may take up over the next several months: Budget with less new money Lawmakers writing a state spending plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year will have less new money to work with. […]
Jan. 8—GRAND FORKS — A federal judge has ordered North Dakota use a legislative map proposed by two Native American tribes after lawmakers failed to comply with an order to draw up an alternate map. U.S. District Court Judge Peter Welte ordered the state adopt a map with a joint legislative district proposed by plaintiffs […]