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listen live Bochenski weighs in The city of Grand Forks is constantly involved with the Legislature, tracking scores of bills on its website that directly or indirectly affect the city. But Mayor Brandon Bochenski, elected in 2020, is entering his first session. He dipped a toe directly into state lawmaking for the first time this month with testimony on Gov. Doug Burgum’s state of emergency. House Concurrent Resolution 3007 aims to end the state of emergency that was declared by Burgum at t...

PAYETTE COUNTY — As the second week of the 2021 Idaho Legislative session continues, legislators are starting to bring their suggestions for new laws to the table. The first week saw bills come forward from the State Affairs Committee for both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Following is a list of bills introduced since Jan. 14, as of press time. Bills were introduced by the affairs committee, unless otherwise indicated. House of Representatives House Bill 2, Introduced by the...

Back in 2005, North Dakota was ahead of the game when it considered regulating online poker sites. In 2021, it will take another crack at it.

New bills, chilly relations define first week of 101st Michigan Legislature Updated Jan 15, 2021; Facebook Share LANSING, MI - In some ways, the first day of the 101st Michigan Legislature followed the normal script. Lawmakers approved House and Senate rules and took their oaths of office. Republican leadership outlined legislative priorities. Rinse and repeat from the 100 sessions before it. What set apart Wednesday’s start to the new session was an immediate call from the minority party fo...

PAYETTE COUNTY — With the first week of the 2021 Idaho legislative session drawing to a close, new bills are opening dialogue about how to deal with future state emergencies

Democrats in the Michigan Senate want Republican colleagues punished for questioning election results Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 GOP Chair Meshawn Maddock films inside while election challengers allege blockage from bipartisan poll watching Wednesday Nov. 4, 2020 at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com Facebook Share LANSING, MI - The first day of a new Michigan Legislature’s session usually involves procedural votes and some introduction of new bills....

(The Center Square) – The intention was for this random act of journalism to be my final contribution to the industry ahead of the holidays. Id plow straight through this column. Keep it tight. Make it short. Subject-predicate. State my case, make my case, and then close my case. Afterward, get on with the rest of my work. But I wrote this in something of a rain-delay situation. I had to wait about an hour beyond my control to get rolling because the smoke alarms were going off and a sicke...

Morning Briefing Dec. 17, 2020: Feds say Whitmer kidnapping plot suspect called for killing police officers, Congress nears deal on COVID aid, more Here are this morning’s top stories Published:  Updated:  Tags:  There is a new twist: A grand jury indictment claims that Brandon Michael-Ray Caserta, of Canton Township, instructed his co-conspirators in an encrypted video message that if they encountered police during the recognizance “they should give the officers one opportunity to leave...

Michigan Senate considers forming joint committee that could suspend COVID-19 restrictions Joint committee would be active between legislative sessions Updated:  Tags:  LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Senate is considering Concurrent Resolution 36, which would form a joint committee of the Legislature acting between sessions to suspend rules or regulations administered by state administrative agencies. Under the resolution, the Legislature could call a joint committee after the current sessio...

Michigans GOP Legislature forms plan to fight back against Whitmers lockdown orders Print this article Michigan’s GOP-controlled Senate is considering forming a joint committee that would be able to suspend rules administered by state agencies between legislative sessions. The Senate proposal, Concurrent Resolution 36, would form a joint committee of the state’s Legislature to act between legislative sessions. Michigan’s constitution gives the committee power to suspend rules and regulat...