Legislation - Page 44

March 8, 2023

Alaskan lawmakers reject pay hikes for state governor, top leaders

Alaskan lawmakers rejected a proposal that would raise pay for the state's governor and top leaders. Officials suggested the increase due to salaries not keeping up with inflation.

March 8, 2023

Texas bill proposes tax credits for nondivorced, traditional married couples

Legislation was proposed in Texas that that would give tax credits to qualifying families with four or more children; however, not everyone agrees with rule for qualification.

March 7, 2023

Oklahoma non-binary Democrat censured for harboring fugitive in state capitol office

An Oklahoma state legislator was censured Tuesday for harboring a person wanted for questioning after allegedly assaulting a trooper and House representative last week.

March 5, 2023

'Greater Idaho' movement to absorb rural Oregon counties 'bad for the country,' top Dem warns

A campaign to have rural eastern Oregon secede from the blue state and join conservative Idaho has "no chance" of becoming a reality, according to Idaho's top state Senate Democrat.

March 4, 2023

Whitmer's $79B budget proposal chock full of protections for equity, inclusion and 'reproductive freedom'

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $79 billion budget proposal, a record high for the state of Michigan should it pass, comes with an onslaught of support for progressive motives and ideas.

March 3, 2023

House GOP to require Biden to declassify info on Wuhan lab, COVID origins

The bill to declassify COVID origin information, led by Chairman Mike Gallagher of the newly-formed House Select Committee on China, is expected to become law.

March 3, 2023

Tennessee becomes first state to ban drag shows on public property, near schools

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation placing restrictions on drag shows and becoming first state to severely limit the performances. The law takes effect in July.

March 1, 2023

Ohio governor says making East Palestine safe 'can't happen overnight'

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told a camera crew on Wednesday that making East Palestine safe after February's Norfolk Southern train derailment would not happen "overnight."

February 28, 2023

Washington State lawmakers pass shield law for abortion procedures

Washington state legislators approved a shield law on Tuesday that offers protection to out-of-state gender-affirming and reproductive care patients and state officials.

February 23, 2023

Democrat introduces bill that would mandate polling places in Nevada jails

A bill proposed by a Democratic lawmaker in Nevada will require city and county jails in the state to provide a polling place for incarcerated prisoners.