What does it take to get $300,000 from the state of South Carolina? For one non-profit, it could be as little as five sentences. That is all of the explanation provided for an appropriation approved by both chambers of the legislature and awaiting Gov. Henry McMaster’s signature. The money is set to go to the […]
There is a new vacancy to fill at the state Legislature, and more questions to answer about what an elected official can do when they’ve left mid-term. The most recent resignation comes from Laura Terech, a Democrat who was elected in 2022 from Legislative District 4, one of the few swing districts in the Legislature. […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers advanced a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identity in a late-night state House vote Wednesday just before they left Columbus for the summer. The Republican-backed bill was sent back to the Senate with the amended provision, which pertains to public K-12 schools and institutions […]
New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor) Budget committees in both chambers of the Legislature approved a $56.6 billion spending bill in late-night votes that fell along party lines Wednesday, setting the stage for final budget votes Friday. The spending bill will maintain a full payment toward the state’s pension obligations […]
Arizona Senate Republicans say the man accused of stealing a security fob from a county election headquarters last week may have also stolen from a legislative employee days earlier. Surveillance video footage of the incident was released by the Arizona Senate GOP X account on Wednesday. The post says the video “appears to” show Walter […]
With less than a week before the end of the fiscal year, legislative committees were in Trenton on Wednesday to advance a budget bill. The Assembly Budget Committee was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. – though it was later updated to 4:30 p.m. − and the Senate at 4 p.m., both were hours late […]
Election worker Davina Trejo carries a box of ballots to her work station at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City as votes are cast in Utah’s primary election on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The first batch of results for Tuesday night’s primary election […]
Gov. Josh Green may veto 17 bills the Legislature passed this year, including one that would deposit $300 million into the state’s “rainy day ” budget reserve fund. Green informed lawmakers Friday of his intent to veto the bills that also include the state budget bill where the governor intends to line-item veto specific appropriations. […]
Power lines lead into the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant on March 28, 2016 outside Delta, Utah. The IPP generates more then 13 million megawatt hours of coal-fired energy each year to Utah and Southern California. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) The Intermountain Power Agency has new deadlines to submit a notice to decommission its coal […]
As Republicans in the state legislature continue to hold firm majorities in both chambers, they have grabbed more power while making it harder to track what they are doing. These two trends are resulting in state budgets laced with spending and meaty policy changes that often show up at with scarce time for public review […]
As Republicans in the state legislature continue to hold firm majorities in both chambers, they have grabbed more power while making it harder to track what they are doing. These two trends are resulting in state budgets laced with spending and meaty policy changes that often show up at with scarce time for public review […]
Every seat in the Kansas Legislature — 125 in the House and 40 in the Senate — is up for election in 2024. Republicans will attempt to hold onto — and expand — veto-proof majorities in both chambers that would allow the GOP to pass laws without support from Democratic lawmakers or Democratic Gov. Laura […]