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Forty days of session. Seven and a half billion dollars in the budget. Those are two of the most important numbers to know when it comes to the South Dakota State Legislature. This year’s session is already underway, and there has been a lot to unpack so far.   When it comes to the State Legislature,...

The Sugar Land City Council on January 16 approved a resolution for a $28 million grant application to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Brazos River Riverbank Erosion

In its joint letter, Equality Texas listed several requests to the UN including requesting information from the U.S. federal government on how it is securing equal rights of LGBTQ+ Texans.

“Elections change things and people,” said Jamie Miller, former executive director of the Republican Party of Florida.

New bans violate Texans’ rights, organizations claim

Kyle Biedermann, the former House District 73 representative from January 10, 2017 to January 10, 2023, is running for HD19 which used to be part of HD73. House District 73 was divided into two districts. House District 19 takes in Kendall, Blanco, Burnet, and Gillespie counties and part of Travis County. House District 73 now takes in all of Comal County and part of Hays

With the eventual goal of renovating the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul for sporting events, concerts and more, the St. Paul mayor’s office will seek $2 million from state coffers this year toward planning and pre-design, a small portion of what could easily surpass a $300 million project. “It’s a massive project,” said St. Paul Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher on Sunday. “We want to do it ...

The 2024 Florida Legislative Session began on Jan. 9 with Gov. Ron DeSantis presenting his State of the State address to spotlight his priorities for the upcomi

A group of 21 state senators filed legislation on Jan. 11 to make guns, gun safes, accessories and ammunition tax free for 11 days each year.

Missouri Freedom Caucus members derailed Senate business with an eight-hour filibuster seeking immediate action to change initiative petition rules.