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Political infighting caused the last day of the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session to end early Friday, with the house finished by 3 p.m. and the senate by 10:15

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly (D-Kansas) announced she is vetoing three bills Thursday dealing with the state’s tax plan. Kelly is vetoing House Substitute for Senate Bill 37, House Bill 2096 and House Bill 2097. In her announcement, she said a special legislative session will be announced next week to discuss the delivery of […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The common adage we heard from Gov. Tate Reeves’ (R-Miss.) throughout last year’s gubernatorial race was, “Mississippi has momentum.” At the start of his second term, Reeves has doubled down on his promises of economic growth, and he has dipped into the state’s coffers to bring record-breaking developments to the state. […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The common adage we heard from Gov. Tate Reeves' (R-Miss.) throughout last year's gubernatorial race was, "Mississippi has momentum." At the start of his second term, Reeves has doubled down on his promises of economic growth, and he has dipped into the state's coffers to bring record-breaking developments to the state. [...]

A Senate ethics showdown Tuesday could help determine what will be accomplished in the remaining two weeks of the 2024 legislative session now overshadowed by the first-degree burglary charges against DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell. It's unclear what, if anything, the ethics subcommittee will do beyond convening for a rare session to consider the complaint against Mitchell filed after she was ...

On April 11, 2024, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick released his 2024 Interim Legislative Charges. This list indicates his goals for the upcoming legislative session, and among his priorities...

Backers of the proposed Louisiana constitutional convention are considering a new timeline for the event, one that doesn’t coincide with the state lawmakers’ ongoing legislative session. That’s according to four sources familiar with the effort who weren’t authorized to speak about the matter publicly. Supporters might push for a convention to be held in July […] The post Proposed Louisiana constitutional convention could be pushed back to August appeared first...

A dozen GOP lawmakers are calling for a special session to consider bills allowing Supreme Court judge candidates to list their party affiliation on the ballot. In their letter to the Secretary of State requesting the special session, the Republicans said with an election to fill two vacant seats on the state Supreme Court this […] The post GOP legislators call for special session to make Supreme Court races partisan appeared first on Daily Montanan.

Two state senators shared their perspective on Capitol Hill after a tense legislative session came to an end.

The Alaska State Senate has passed its version of a budget plan. Unfortunately for Alaskans, the Permanent Fund Dividend is much lower than what the House proposed.