(WHTM)-- The final push to the June 30 budget deadline is on at the capitol and on Monday small businesses made the rounds with lawmakers, making their priorities clear. House leaders were talking about all of the things that are important to small businesses while at the Capitol, but number one is minimum wage. In []
Minnesota lawmakers launched their debate Monday on far-reaching legislation to amend the constitution to protect abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment would be among the nation's most expansive protections of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights if it is approved by lawmakers this session and then by voters on the 2026 ballot. Over 100 people crammed into the legislative hearing room Monday. Supporters wore green clothes and buttons that said “ERA YES” while opponents wore...
Japan's ruling party is considering asking its lawmakers to report how they spend its allowances, sources familiar with the matter said Monday, in connection with a slush fund scandal involving senior members of the party that has become a headache for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Reforming the management of party
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs states that close to a thousand Afghan migrants returned to the country after being expelled by Pakistan. According to a newsletter released by the ministry on Sunday, 913 Afghan migrants residing in Pakistan have entered the country. According to the newsletter, the migrants who had been expelled returned […]
WESTMORELAND (KSNT) - The tornado damage in Westmoreland doesn't appear to meet the threshold for federal aid, but three federal lawmakers representing the small community went to see for themselves. U.S. Representative Tracey Mann joined Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran on Friday, as they set foot in the recovering town. They all say they []
What better to bring a divided American together than a four-legged friend?
A bomb explosion in Balochistan province of Pakistan claimed the life of a journalist and left 9 others wounded. Mohammad Sadiq Mangal, the head of the Khuzdar press club, was killed in this explosion in Balochistan province on Friday, May 3rd. The assassination of this media activist, which occurred on May 3rd, coinciding with World […]
A bicameral host of Black lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced legislation offering protections against hair discrimination.
BATON ROUGE - As a state constitutional convention approaches, lawmakers are broadly planning for what ought to stay in the state's guiding document. Once the measure, HB 800, from Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia passes, state leaders will have just 14 days to revise the 50-year-old document.The two-week-long convention could cost the state more than $62,000. The amount includes a daily $179 payment to Landry's 27 appointees. Among the delegates is Baton Rouge's Mayor-President Sharon Weston...
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House lawmakers at a Natural Resources oversight subcommittee hearing sparred Tuesday over whether the Department of the Interior allows undue influence by nonprofit activist groups and private companies.
Since their inaugural season in 1946, the Cleveland Browns have played their games on their current property along the lakefront.