A bill aimed at reforming Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans customer bills passed in the Louisiana House on Tuesday, April 16.
The House on Monday settled its procedural business on a bill to reform the nation's warrantless surveillance powers, kicking the controversial reauthorization over to the Senate. The Monday vote came after a tie in the chamber on an amendment that would have added a warrant requirement to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Big Island police are urging the public to watch out for the usage of counterfeit $100 bills that have been making their way around East Hawaii. HPD said the bills were presented to retail employees. Retail employees are advised to thoroughly check all U.S. currency. If any employee does come across these []
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided party and pressure to act, House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out three bills Wednesday to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, with the hope of holding final votes on Saturday. The bills represent a major test of Johnson’s ability to navigate a thicket of political and global challenges with a wafer-thin majority. And it comes as Johnson, R-La., faces a serious threat to his gavel from Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky....
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby, who was with him, was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Police troopers. The troopers began chasing the []
(The Center Square) – The Minnesota House passed Senate File 3567, the Education Policy Bill. The measure addressing a range of school issues passed on a vote of 69-61. “Last year’s historic education budget bill set the groundwork for generational investments in our children’s education,” Chair Rep. Laurie Pryor, DFL-Minnetonka, said in a statement. “This wide-ranging policy bill picks up where last year’s bill left off. We focus on important measures to give...
Girard police are investigating after a family reported that someone they know shot into their house.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that his chamber will finally hold a vote this weekend on passing additional foreign aid including support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as $481 million to assist refugees in the U.S.But after releasing text of the funding measures—which are split into three separate bills—Johnson is once against facing pushback from members of his own party, who have withheld authorizing supplemental funding for months.Drafts of the legislation...
Lawmakers in Alabama passed legislation that could lead to the prosecution of librarians under the state’s obscenity law for providing minors with “harmful” materials. The bill, approved 72-28 by the Alabama House of Representatives, will now move to the state Senate. It removes existing exemptions for public libraries in the state’s obscenity law and is
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $95 billion package that will provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after months of standstill and tensions within the House Republican conference. The four separate bills will provide foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, and include a new measure to force the sale of TikTok after […]
The House of Representatives has voted to advance four separate bills that include two on funding for Ukraine and Israel. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on what comes next for the legislation as Speaker Johnson discusses the vote with reporters.