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FRANKFORT, Ky. Though the Kentucky General Assembly is adjourned until February, lawmakers will be working on a new budget with a shortened timeline.
The Kentucky House of Representatives did not agree with small changes made to budget bills by the Senate on Wednesday.
Lawmakers quickly moved the budget to a joint committee, where members from both chambers will hammer out the details over the next few weeks. I’ve tried to be very clear from the beginning that the documents that we passed were not indicative of what this ultimate budget was going to look like. It was simply to expedite the process and get us into it, said Speaker of the House David Osborne.
N.C. Democrats Sign on to New Articles of Impeachment in House PUBLISHED 1:19 PM ET Jan. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:19 PM EST Jan. 11, 2021
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Democrats in the House introduced a new article of impeachment for Donald Trump, charging the president with inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol building.
At least four members of Congress from North Carolina, all Democrats, said they would co-sponsor the impeachment resolution.
Democrat Reps. Alma Adams, Kathy Manning, David Price and Deborah Ross all said publicly they planned to co-sponsor the article of impeachment. Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, said 214 Democrats signed on to sponsor the resolution.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The chaos at the U.S. Capitol is fueling a new effort at Florida’s Capitol, legislation to crack down on protests that turn violent.
What You Need To Know
GOP legislators say a bill to boost penalties in protests deemed violent is aimed at public safety
The measure would allow police to arrest protesters for blocking roads
The bill calls for arrests during a protest that turns violent, even if a protester was peaceful
Democrats say the legislation is designed to silence dissent
The majority Republicans in Tallahassee said it is looking to protect public safety, but Democrats warn that the events in Washington D.C. are being exploited to silence your voice. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis over the summer had called on lawmakers to crack down on unruly protests