MP Rudolf Huliak claims that he wanted to help a plant.
Chief Burns says that the biggest problem facing fire departments across the state and country is a lack of firefighters.
The caucus fell into a lull after its chair retired at the 2022 midterm elections.
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers at a hearing Thursday raised concerns about the impact of a recent Biden administration decision to freeze permits for certain new export sites for liquefied natural gas, a major energy export for the U.S. The White House announced the freeze in January, arguing that climate change concerns justify the decision and that the U.S. is already exporting enough natural gas for now. “Today, we have an evolving understanding of the market...
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas lawmakers are sharing their thoughts following the recent announcement Congressman Jake LaTurner will not seek reelection. Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft issued a statement Thursday, April 18 just hours after LaTurner announced he would not seek another term as the 2nd District Representative for the Sunflower State in Washington D.C. []
(The Center Square) – The federal government has a major problem with waste, fraud and abuse when it comes to agencies that issue payments to Americans. Lawmakers raised concerns about that very problem at a hearing Tuesday held by the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. The hearing invited lawmakers and experts to explore how improper payments, which have totaled in the trillions of dollars of federal funds in the last two decades, are wasting...
A lawmaker said that former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez should be charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for sedition after his "seditious statement.”
(The Center Square) - The Alaska Senate passed the $450 million capital budget on Friday afternoon, a day after the House of Representatives passed the $12.3 billion mental health and operating budget. The operating budget includes $3.5 billion in federal funds and $984 million in designated general funds. Undesignated general funds account for $6 billion of the budget. A $680 increase in the base student allocation is part of the $174.6 million in one-time...
(The Center Square) - Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday revealed details of a bill that would make illegal immigration a state crime. The bill creates the crime of impermissible occupation if a "person willfully and without permission enters and remains in the State of Oklahoma without having first obtained legal authorization to enter the United States," according to House Speaker Charles McCall and Senate Speaker Pro Tem Greg Treat. Anyone convicted of the crime...
MANILA, Philippines — The militarization of Batanes Island by the United States could escalate regional tensions in the West Philippine Sea, House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. France Castro
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Kansas lawmakers have reached a deal on education funding. A conference committee finalized a plan early Saturday morning. Nexstar's Kansas Capitol Bureau spoke with public education advocates following the meeting. Leah Fliter, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Association of School Boards said the bill is a compromise. Lawmakers agreed to adopt more money []