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State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, filed Senate Joint Resolution 45 and Senate Bill 1025 on Thursday to rebalance the legislative and executive responsibilities in times of disaster and emergency.

Legislators pushing for this again. Why its a bad idea By Matt Rothschild - Mar 4th, 2021 11:42 am //end headline wrapper ? Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee “We the People” inscription on the Front of the National Constitution Center. Photo by Housefinch1787, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The testimony below was given by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rot...

JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation that would require athletes who compete in gender-specific sports to play in the category based on their biological sex will be heard Wednesday in the Missouri House of Representatives committee. House Joint Resolution 53 is sponsored by Rep. Chuck Basye (R-47) and would allow Missouri voters to decide on a constitutional amendment to add the legislation.  Wednesdays hearing will allow testimony from both proponents and opponents, one hour from each group.Â...

Residents made appointments ahead of time to get their vaccines at the Cooper County mass vaccination clinic Monday and Tuesday at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services said if someone lives or works in the county, the vaccine is available as long as you fall under Phases 1A or Phase 1B - Tiers 1 through 3. MoDOT says it has selected four teams to compete for a contract to design and build a new Missouri River Bridg...

STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS For The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — The Republicans in the West Virginia House of Delegates flexed their supermajority muscle in passing a constitutional amendment that makes it clear that the buck stops with the Legislature when it comes to impeachments. House Joint Resolution 2, providing that courts have no authority or jurisdiction to intervene in or interfere with any impeachment proceedings of the House of Delegates or the Senate, was adopted 78-21. Joint resolutions r...

CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates has passed a resolution saying court have no authority to interfere with impeachment proceedings in the House or state Senate. House Joint Resolution 2 passed by a 78-21 vote March 2. If it passes the Senate by a two-thirds majority, voters might be able to decide for themselves whether to amend the state Constitution in the 2022 election. “The House of Delegates shall have sole power of impeachment,” the state Constitution currently reads. “The Senat...

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It is long past time to fully abolish slavery in the state of Tennessee and nationwide, and State Sen. Akbari’s Joint Resolution 80 aims to do just that. I suppose I should begin by explaining the title of this piece, and assuring you that I’ve not chosen such an eye-popping term as “slavery” for its shock value. I’ve written another piece to describe a bit of the history and mechanics of legal slavery in the U.S., not to mention the mou...

Marking the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The Tomb transends race, religion and politics, and stands as a beacon for unity and love of country Follow Us Question of the Day ANALYSIS/OPINION: This year, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in Arlington National Cemetery, the nation’s eternal resting place of thousands of men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.  Ho...

Michigan Legislature Roll Call Report From staff reports FacebookTwitterEmail Senate Bill 114, Allocate coronavirus epidemic relief dollars: Passed 19 to 15 in the Senate To appropriate $672.7 million federal dollars and $55 million collected from state taxpayers for various coronavirus response activities including $390.1 million more for vaccine distribution and virus tests, $282.5 million more for rental subsidies, and $55 million state dollars to give a $2.25 hourly raise to certain social ...