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Gov. Eric Holcomb is shutting down state government buildings in Indianapolis for most of next week. He said it’s out of “an abundance of caution”

The 2021 legislative session kicked off Wednesday with state lawmakers eager to provide more COVID relief for businesses and families.

Oregon Capitol remains closed as lawmakers start 2021 session Pandemic, protest threats prompt leaders to opt for hybrid model tested last year. When Oregon lawmakers come to Salem on Monday, Jan. 11, to open their 81st legislative cycle since statehood, some things will be familiar. Newly elected senators and representatives will take their oaths, choose the presiding officers who control the flow of legislation, receive assignments to the committees that shape the legislation, and st...

4:23 Amid the ongoing pandemic and threats by far-right protesters to "occupy" the Capitol, Washington lawmakers will convene Monday for what will ultimately be a mostly remote 2021 session with a focus on the ongoing response to COVID-19, police reform, addressing climate change and writing a two-year state budget. Democrats have solid majorities in both the House and Senate and will set the agenda for the 105-day session. They’re also writing the rules for how the unusual session will unfol...