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The newly drawn map passed in the 2024 Special Legislative Session, created a second Black majority out of Louisiana's six districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Because 1/3 of voters in Louisiana are Black, the Act requires that the district be drawn to reflect that representation.

Following a brief recess that began Thursday, the 2024 Idaho legislative session will reconvene today at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. The Idaho House of Representatives and Idaho Senate called a recess after passing House Bill 770, a $592 million transportation budget, on April 3. The transportation budget revokes the state’s authority to carry […] The post Idaho Legislature to reconvene in Boise. Could today be the last day of the 2024 session? appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.

On the last day of the 2024 legislative session, state lawmakers passed a juvenile justice reform bill that overhauls many aspects of the current system.

Idaho’s sometimes brutal and bruising 2024 legislative session came to a quiet end at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise on Wednesday, as without overriding any vetoes or introducing any new major bills. After passing a controversial transportation budget on April 3, Idaho legislators recessed until Wednesday to give themselves an opportunity to try to […] The post What bills passed; what didn’t? 2024 Idaho legislative session adjourns for the year appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.