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COVID-19 relief, health care reform and more transparency: This week in Michigan politics Updated Feb 27, 2021; Facebook Share LANSING, MI - COVID-19 relief. Health care reform. Financial disclosures from state lawmakers. The pace picked up in the Michigan State Capitol this week, with the Senate approving $1.9 billion in COVID-19 relief along partisan lines and the House introducing new legislative pushes to intervene in the prescription drug market. In committees, lawmakers discussed investi...

ButteNews.net A member of the order of The Daughters of Charity in Toulon, France, has recovered from COVID-19. She is 117, and she lived through the flu pandemic of 1918, The Washington Post reports. Her name is Sister Andre. City Desk Big Sky Connection Helena, MT – Sen. Jeff Welborn, R-Dillon, has introduced a resolution (SJR 7) that would remove Wilderness Study Area designation from land in southwestern Montana. Opponents see it as the first step in a top-down effort to remove more stu...

Virginia could become the first state in the South to declare racism as a public health crisis. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 7:49 PM EST February 24, 2021 HAMPTON, Va. — Virginia lawmakers have pushed forward a state resolution to designate racism as a public health crisis to Gov. Ralph Northams desk.  House Joint Resolution 537, sponsored by central Virginia Delegate Lashrecse Aird, awaits Gov. Northams signature. The measure, if signed, would ena...

The resolution cites Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for the calling of a convention of the states to address constitutional issues.

As lawmakers in other states move to place new restrictions on voting, Connecticut legislators are considering bills that would loosen the state’s voting laws, which are among the most onerous in the nation. Several bills before the legislature this session would expand access by allowing for early voting and no-excuse absentee ballots.

Why you shouldnt get excited about Senate net neutrality votes Jan 16, 2018 19:43 EST · Hot! with 3 comments The FCC caused quite a stir when it repealed net neutrality last month. As with any controversial decision, lawsuits have been threatened, legislation has been promised, and even a Senate resolution has been offered to overturn the repeal and re-institute net neutrality. The latter has been getting a lot of play in the media, especially with the ...

Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are still upset with the result of the 2018 impeachment of the West Virginia Supreme Court, and subsequent executive actions by Gov. Jim Justice have reduced the state’s legislative branch to “a social club,” one delegate said Friday. The House Judiciary Committee approved House Joint Resolution 2, which is meant to prevent the state’s judicial branch from interfering in impeachment proceedings in the Legislature. It’s the...

Excessive teacher professional development requirements addressed OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation to examine excessive teacher professional development training for Oklahoma’s public school teachers passed the House Common Education Committee Tuesday with a vote of 13-0. House Bill 1593, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, modifies how often teachers are required to complete professional development hours by reducing the frequency of four educator trainings out of the 27 current...

Oklahoma: Full Slate of Pro-Gun Bills on the Docket in the Legislature Ammoland Inc. Posted on IMG NRA-ILA U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- 2021 has seen the introduction of a large number of pro-gun bills in the Sooner State.  A few of them are outlined below.  It is important for NRA members and Second Amendment supporters to stay active in this legislative session.  Stay updated through NRA-ILA Alerts, and at our website, www.NRAILA.org. House Bill 1673, sponsored by Rep. Kevin West, would al...

Regarding the article “Doughnut driver on bridge going to jail,” was there even the slightest consequence for the driver’s flagrant and irresponsible actions, I think not!