RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The North Carolina legislative “short session” wrapped up the last week of June with several pieces of unfinished business. Lawmakers adjourned without deciding how to spend a billion-dollar surplus. The two chambers could not agree on a budget amendment, despite Republicans having a veto-proof majority in both houses. State […]
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After Chiefs and tax cuts, Kansas lawmakers didn’t take up other issues in special session
When Kansas lawmakers returned to Topeka for a one-day special session, they kept their focus on tax relief and the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, opting not to take action on other proposed legislation. Gov. Laura Kelly called the special session after she and the Legislature failed to agree on tax cuts during the regular […]
Ryan Walters, education board deny state senator entry to executive session, despite law
A state senator claims state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Board of Education, which Walters leads, violated the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act on Thursday when the board declined to allow her to attend an executive session of the board. Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, said the board’s failure to allow her to attend […]
SD Board of Regents pass budget requests for 2025 legislative session, fiscal year 2026
The South Dakota Board of Regents will request a 3.06% increase to its base funding, and more than $28 million in one-time funding, to Gov. Kristi Noem ahead of her December budget address for fiscal year 2026. Regents voted on the budget sheet Thursday afternoon after hearing budget requests in the morning from the leaders […]
Flooding news roundup; special legislative session comes into view
A Cook resident walks through flood waters on River Street on Friday, June 21, 2024. Photo by Jerry Burnes/Iron Range Today. Minnesota lawmakers, who adjourned last month, have begun calling for a special legislative session to confront the destruction of rising floodwaters, as residents, businesses and managers of key infrastructure — especially water systems — […]
State Republicans drawing up immigration policy ahead of 2025 legislative session
Jun. 23—Montana Republicans say they will push legislation next year to police immigrants in the country illegally, following in the footsteps of GOP-led states like Texas and Iowa. Texas passed a bill in March allowing state law enforcement to arrest and deport immigrants in the United States illegally, an authority typically held by the federal […]
Could there be a November legislative session to curb winner’s powers?
Welcome to the governor’s race edition of our Under the Dome politics newsletter. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s state Capitol bureau chief. The general election is Nov. 5, when North Carolina voters decide if they want Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein or Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to be the state’s next governor. […]
Justice Samuel Alito absent from Supreme Court session for second day in a row
Justice Samuel Alito was not present on Friday morning as the Supreme Court handed down opinions in the courtroom, the second day in a row he has been absent. Alito’s absence, for which the Supreme Court has not provided an explanation, is unusual because it’s the end of the term and the justices have issued […]
Here’s what else came from the state’s busy legislative session
Louisiana is now the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools across the state, after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law Wednesday. It’s all part of a sweeping rightward policy change that’s afoot across Louisiana. Landry, a mere five months into his tenure, celebrated the […]
Special session gives Kansas lawmakers chance to lure Chiefs, Royals
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers held a meeting to discuss the bill that would give Kansas the ability to put up the money for an NFL or MLB stadium. The meeting comes ahead of the special legislative session that kicks off tomorrow where the STAR bonds bill is expected to be a major point of discussion. […]
Nebraska Gov. Pillen issues ‘save-the-date’ for special session on property taxes
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen greets attendees at one of his property tax town halls Friday, May 24, 2024, in Beatrice. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen offered one of the clearest timelines yet Monday for when he might call a special session on property tax relief this summer. “To any state senator reading […]
Special session upcoming in the Statehouse
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A special session is scheduled to take place in the Statehouse on June 18. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly called for the special session in order to pass a tax plan. Kelly vetoed the last tax plan that came across her desk back in April. Kansas Corporation Commission host hearing about potential gas […]