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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday will outline Democratic plans for the final months of the year after a first half of 2023 that saw the party roll back decades of Republican measures while implementing their own liberal agenda. The second-term Democratic governor's policy priorities, which will be outlined during a “What's Next Address," include a call for paid family and medical leave, a 100% clean energy standard and the codification of protections ensured by ...

The transition will mark the second California legislative leadership change in two years.

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. – State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, a strong proponent of measures to curb the effects of climate change, is pushing against a proposed solar farm in Columbia County, citing agricultural and environmental concerns. Following a site visit in early August in Copake, Hinchey and state Senator Pete Harckham sent a letter to the Executive Director […]

The state's largest hunger-relief organization, Feeding Texas, chose state Sen. Cesar Blanco for its 88th Legislative Session Hunger Leadership Award.

HB 3033 passed during the 88th Legislative Session, effective September 1, 2023, makes significant changes to the Texas Public Information Act (PIA), prompting a need for districts to...

Florida lawmakers are promising to be better prepared during the next legislative session to tackle a law that prevents certain families from seeking medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuits.

The top priority of many Missouri parents and educators is school safety, according to a survey presented at the latest State Board of Education meeting. But statewide safety improvements for schools didn’t garner much traction during the legislative session that ended in May, with most proposals dying without ever making it to the full House […]

With the opioid epidemic gaining prevalence nationwide, North Dakota is doing what it can to stop it in its tracks. And that includes within our legislature.

Casper Star-Tribune

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign,’ one of the mother’s said