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Updated June 15 House rejects popular elections for Maine’s constitutional officers Maine is among a handful of states whose constitutional officers are chosen by lawmakers, not in general elections. Associated Press Share AUGUSTA — A proposed constitutional amendment to require popular elections for Maine’s attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer has fallen short in the House. A two-thirds majority is required in both chambers to send the proposed amendment to the voters for...

Database for preparative methods in organic chemistry, with synthesis methods and experimental instructions

Children these days are mostly dependent on search engines to cull information, but there can hardly be a replacement for books. The sheer smell of those pale yellow pages is enough to make a biblioph

986 A view of Sikh History and Reference Library, Khalsa College in Amritsar. Children these days are mostly dependent on search engines to cull information, but there can hardly be a replacement for books. The sheer smell of those pale yellow pages is enough to make a bibliophile fall in love again each time he/she reads a new book. With the emergence of technology, readers have taken up reading e-books on mobile phones and other gadgets. Most youngsters get all their information through soc...

Fresh off the defeat of two of his legislative priorities on Sunday night when Democrats abandoned the Texas House to block a sweeping elections bill,...

Compared to legislatures across the country, Texas lawmakers and legislative staff are...

A governor targeting the Legislature’s budget would be unprecedented in Texas history.

AUSTIN, Texas — Moments before the final gavel fell in the House to close out this years legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would veto funding in the state

In what seems like retaliation after Democratic lawmakers walked off the floor to boycott a contentious elections bill, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would veto the part of the budget that funds legislators’ paychecks.

Gov. Greg Abbott Abbott was so angry that House Democrats were able to block the passage of Senate Bill 7 — the controversial election reforms Republicans tried to push through following former President Donald Trump’s unfounded voter fraud claims — that he vowed Monday afternoon to use his veto power over the...