Senate Republicans believe the party’s chances of retaining its slim House majority will sink or swim with former President Trump in November as Democrats remain cautiously bullish of winning back the chamber despite chaos in the House GOP conference over the past year. Republican lawmakers have oozed confidence for months about the potential of winning […]
U.S. Rep. Glenn G.T. Thompson delivers opening remarks on the first day of 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Jan. 6, 2024. (Commonwealth Media Services) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Friday released the draft bill text of the long-awaited $1.5 trillion farm bill, which is likely to face opposition in the Senate from […]
Photos of Melody Rohrer that sat in front of lawmakers in the Michigan Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee on May, 16, 2024 as laws to criminalize necrophilia were being considered. In 2021, Rohrer was killed and the prosecution in her case presented evidence that her killer had sexually assaulted her corpse. However, […]
May 17—CONCORD — Legalized marijuana for recreational use by adults 21 and older took a major step toward reality Thursday night when the state Senate for the first time gave its initial approval In a key test, the Senate voted, 14-9, to approve a rewrite of the House-passed bill (HB 1633) crafted by Sen. Daryl […]
The taxes on the home listed as Steve Garvey’s Palm Desert address are being paid by Sisters in Christ LLC, an organization that includes his sister-in-law as a manager. The group, based in Utah, paid $119,203 since 2017 in taxes on the property, according to Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector records. Data prior to 2017 was […]
Doug Goyings, a fifth-generation farmer in northwestern Ohio, received a USDA Rural Energy for America Program grant in 2023 to install a 288-panel solar array (seen at left) at his family grain farm, meeting 100 percent of the farm’s energy needs and saving money that he can re-invest back into the operation. (USDA photo by […]
The bill has not left the Senate yet; it was referred to the Senate Finance Committee, and will come back to the Senate floor for a final vote before heading back to the House. (Kate Brindley | New Hampshire Bulletin) The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would require that New Hampshire voters produce evidence […]
WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden tries to assuage voter concerns about his age in a presidential race that includes the two oldest men ever to seek the White House, a couple of miles away in the U.S. Senate, the gerontocracy remains alive and well — and little commented upon. The recent news that two […]
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a long-awaited farm bill draft that includes provisions to reduce spending on food aid for the poor and efforts to help farmers fight climate change, drawing opposition from Democrats. Congress faces steep odds to pass a farm bill this session as […]
The race to replace outgoing Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, is in full swing. Two first-time political candidates from Scott County, Julia Jaddock and Matt Nunn, are vying for the role. The 17th Senate District runs a long vertical length, from its southern end at Keeneland and much of Eastern Fayette County all the way up […]
Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall stands at the left and Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is on the right. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to roll back guidance from […]
The Missouri Senate collapsed into bitter recrimination on Thursday amid an effort to urge Attorney General Andrew Bailey to not use state dollars to defend three Republican senators facing federal lawsuits for sharing social media posts falsely accusing a man of being a shooter in the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting. Sen. Mike […]