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Democratic lawmakers are facing increased pressure to rein in Gov. Andrew Cuomos emergency powers after reported comments by his top aide.

On Friday, three days before Republican Governor Bill Lee's State of the State address, Tennessee's Democratic legislators launched their own idea of the state's political...

Wisconsin congressman not sure Trump to blame for Capitol riot By AP author Scott Fitzgerald WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wisconsins newest member of Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, said Thursday he didnt know if President Donald Trump incited the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol and wants a full investigation to find out what motivated the mob. "I don’t think we know yet," Fitzgerald said when asked at a virtual WisPolitics.com and Milwaukee Press Club event if Trump was to blame....

Credit: (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) Voters okayed recreational marijuana in November, but Trenton has yet to finalize the legislation needed to make it legal. New Jersey’s long journey to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana remains mired in what is rapidly becoming a standoff between the governor and the Legislature. For the moment, neither side is showing any sign of budging. Companion bills to legalize and decriminalize marijuana were passed nearly a month ago.  Gov. Phil Murphy ha...

Local Republican leaders oppose Trump impeachment | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS January 13, 2021 President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White HouseTuesday. Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press Shares0 CAPITAL REGION — Even as the House of Representatives debate on impeachment of President Donald Trump moved forward on Wednesday with some Republican support, Capital Region GOP leaders criticized the move, and some remain defiantly support...

RILEY VETTERKIND and MITCHELL SCHMIDT Wisconsin State Journal Gov. Tony Evers during his annual State of the State address Tuesday called for a special legislative session to overhaul the state’s unemployment system and a transparent process for drawing the state’s political maps. Many of Evers’ proposals, including $200 million for broadband infrastructure, will be included in his upcoming state budget request. But they will test an already rocky relationship with th...

Hogan pitches $750 stimulus checks for Marylands poorest families Erin Cox, The Washington Post Jan. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference on December 10.Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson Chavez. Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday proposed a stimulus package exceeding $1 billion suggesting the states poorest families should get $750 payments as soon as possible to help buffer the economic calamity of the coronavirus p...

What to expect in the 2021 state legislative session John Bilous/Shutterstock Will a Democratic supermajority and newly elected left-wing lawmakers shake up Albany? SHARE: New limits on solitary confinement. Higher taxes on the wealthy. The legalization of recreational marijuana. Democrats in the Legislature have big ambitions about what they can get done in the state legislative session that begins Jan. 6. This will be the third straight year of one-party rule in Albany, and state lawmakers ap...

Wisconsin Examiner Gov. Tony Evers (left) and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (right) at recent separate news conferences, showing their divergent approaches to public health. Evers briefing was conducted online. Vos was held in person, although it was also livestreamed. (Photo illustration) On Tuesday — as Wisconsin set a record-high number of 107 deaths from COVID-19 — Gov. Tony Evers got on the phone with incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to dis...