(The Center Square) – The Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday sent a pair of omnibus education bills to Republican Gov. Mike Parson for approval. Senate Bill 727, passed by an 82-69 vote, increases the amount of tax credits for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, allows charter schools in Columbia and increases minimum teacher pay from $25,000 to $40,000. “I've been here nine years and moving this education bill forward is a huge step...
A bill aimed at reforming Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans customer bills passed in the Louisiana House on Tuesday, April 16.
After Iran's strikes on Israel, Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure to pass a foreign aid deal to support the embattled country. Senators passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in February. The deal also includes billions for Ukraine, which many in the GOP don't support. Johnson is also facing the threat of removal from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene if he moves forward with the Senate's bill
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program on Friday, in a major step toward keeping a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation in place.
A bill that defines male and female as the only two sexes passed in the House Thursday.
The Republican-led House on Monday voted in favor of a series of bills aimed at squeezing Iran financially in response to an unprecedented drone and missile attack launched by the Islamic Republic against Israel over the weekend. Three separate bills were brought to the floor Monday under suspension of the rules, a fast-track process that
Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill on Sunday
The House on Friday voted to reauthorize a key U.S. spy program considered crucial to national security.
On this episode of PM Chicago: Greg Bishop, Associate Editor for the Center Square and @BishopOnAir, discusses the Illinois House passing a Healthcare protection bill and also a rally of gun owners that took place yesterday. Bill Cameron, Host of Take 1 and City Hall Reporter Emeritus, joins to discuss the latest happenings around City […]
(The Center Square) - The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would make illegal immigration a state crime after a heated debate where one Democrat called the bill "extremist legislation." House Bill 4156 makes “impermissible occupation” a criminal act, defined as a person willfully and without permission entering and remaining in Oklahoma without first obtaining legal authorization to enter the United States, according to the bill. It...
HB121, also called the “Given Name Act”, would require teachers and school staff to use the pronouns and name on a student’s birth certificate.
A bill that would ban cell phones in schools passed the Louisiana Senate and is headed to the House.