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Feb 3, 2021 The new 101st Michigan Legislature resumed sessions this week after a week-long suspension. It will likely be several more weeks before new bills advance through committees and are taken up by the full House or Senate for a vote. There was one politically meaningful action this week when the Senate Republican majority brought forward a vote to disapprove 13 administrative board and commission appointments made by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. This was said to be a protest against Gov. Whit...

The school-based health centers will initially offer school nursing, behavioral health services, preventive care and health education programming. Future plans for these centers include specific primary care services, key to improving health outcomes for students who face barriers to accessing health care. “Lack of consistent health care and accessible mental health services can create barriers to regular school attendance,” said Dr. Scott Smith, Superintendent of St. Mary’s County Public...

(Okay, that’s a death penalty legislation joke, but you get my point.) House Joint Resolution 5002, a measure that no one had asked for it, proposed a Constitutional Amendment to strip the power of legislative appointment from the Governor, and hand it over to the state legislature or their designee, despite the language in the constitution giving that authority to the governor. Suffice it to say that it didn’t go well. While it passed out of committee, the House of Representatives took the...

Rumblings of possible marijuana legalization felt as Wyoming House talk veteran mental health, PTSD By Brendan LaChance on February 3, 2021 A marijuana legalization supporter at rally outside the Wyoming Capitol. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File) CASPER, Wyo. — The marijuana legalization debate is being felt in various corners of the Wyoming Legislature during their 2021 General Session. House Bill 82, sponsored by six legislators, has been received for introduction in the Wyoming House of Represe...

A southern New Mexico lawmaker has filed a proposal that would create a path for counties to secede from the state.  Senate Joint Resolution 15, sponsored by Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, would amend the New Mexico Constitution to allow counties to break away from New Mexico and either form a new state or join another existing state. 

Op-ed: How vetting of Indiana judges may tilt away from citizens, toward power brokers Kevin Betz, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT By initiating a constitutional amendment based on misinformation and misguided thinking, three Indiana Republican state senators have authored a radical resolution to eliminate citizen involvement in the retention vote of appellate judges. This proposal changes a selection process that has been in place for half a century. In the process, it ...

Texas cant secede from the U.S. Heres why. Aneri Pattani, The Texas Tribune Feb. 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The U.S. flag and the Lone Star flag fly near the LBJ Freeway in Dallas.Donna Mcwilliam/AP Every few months, the question seems to come up: If Texas wanted to, could it secede from the United States? Simply put, the answer is no. Historical and legal precedents make it clear that Texas could not leave the Union — at least not legally. The idea is most often raised by conservatives in ...

The Texas and U.S. flags wave outside the John H. Reagan State Office Building. Every few months, the question seems to come up: If Texas wanted to, could it secede from the United States? Simply put, the answer is no. Historical and legal precedents make it clear that Texas could not leave the Union — at least not legally. The idea is most often raised by conservatives in the state who are angry over some kind of policy coming from the federal government — and the calls seem to become mor...

Denver Newsroom, Jan 30, 2021 / 06:14 pm (CNA).- Lawmakers in Iowa this week passed a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution which would exclude a “right to abortion” or to public funding for abortion. House Joint Resolu...

Every few months, the question seems to come up: If Texas wanted to, could it secede from the United States? Simply put, the answer is no. Historical and legal precedents make it clear that Texas could not leave the Union — at least not legally. The idea is most often raised by conservatives in the state who are angry over some kind of policy coming from the federal government — and the calls seem to become more frequent when a Democrat is occupying the White House. State Rep. Kyle Bi...