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Higher education reform bill survives first legislative deadline of 2021 session 0share A measure that would allow the Nevada Legislature greater control over the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) has survived last Friday’s deadline for legislation to pass out of committees. Senate Joint Resolution 7 would remove NSHE’s board of regents from the Nevada Constitution and place it under the control of the Legislature. Proponents of the resolution say it would bring the board of regents ...

The thirteenth week of the 2021 legislative session was spent primarily in floor debate passing bills.  It may surprise many of you that the vast majo

The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a resolution last week calling for a federal constitutional convention on congressional term limits. House Joint Resolution 0008 was approved Thursday by a vote of 53-34, and now goes to the state Senate where the measure is expected to face a much tougher debate. Lawmakers from Northeast Tennessee — including Reps. Rebecca Alexander, R-Jonesborough, and Tim Hicks, R-Gray — voted in favor of the resolution, which must be approved by 34 sta...

Connecticut has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the country. Here’s how our voting laws compare to those of other states.

Immigrant aid, lifeguard shortage, Frontier Days: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Birmingham: The city on Tuesday extended a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, even as the statewide mandate expires. The City Council voted to extend the mask requirement through May 24. The decision came the same day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Alabama will receive $44 million to expand ...

Legislation limiting which athletic teams a transgender student-athlete can compete for passed out of committee Thursday and now heads to the Missouri House floor. House Joint Resolution 53 filed by Chuck Basye, R-Rocheport, passed by a vote of 7-5 in the House Rules — Administrative Oversight Committee. Basye filed his bill as an amendment to the Missouri Constitution. If the bill makes it all the way through the legislative process, it would need Missouri voter approval to take effect...

The 87 th Legislative Sessions filing deadline of March 12, 2021 has come and gone, giving us an opportunity to survey the full suite of environmental bills – air, water, waste, procedural – that will be considered, debated, and voted upon by state lawmakers by the end of June. Below, we detail the proposed House and Senate budgets for Article VI (Natural Resource) agencies, and discuss some of the most important pieces of legislation under consideration at the Capitol. You can access a li...

Gov. Andy Beshear gives update on COVID-19, latest vaccination plans © Timothy D. Easley Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks to reporters before the signing of bills related to the American Rescue Plan Act at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is giving the latest update on coronavirus and vaccination plans across the state. PREVIOUS STORY: A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked another attempt ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: March 31, 2021 was "Cross-Over" Day at the West Virginia Legislature. This is the day when all bills must pass out of their house of origin and on to the other chamber. Historically, just over 23 percent of all bills clear this hurdle and, once over to the other side of the Capitol, 65 percent of them end up being enacted. This year, a total of 2,037 bills have been introduced or originated in the Legislature. By the time both chamber...

Edited By MARY KAUFFMAN - Today, Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 12, joining others in urging the United States Congress to remove the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset clauses from the United States Social Security Act. Both provisions affect the calculation of the Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a state pension or one from a political subdivision. The Windfall Elimination Provision applies to dir...