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Leandro lawsuit. House Bill 946 was assigned to the House Rules Committee, an indication that Republican leadership has no intention of bringing it up. But Democrats at a press conference on Monday, May 24 hoped that some or all elements of the bill could end up in the budget for the new biennium. “This is the first time in the history of the case where we have a truly comprehensive piece of legislation that provides specific actions the General Assembly needs to take to comply with Leandro,” said Rep. Julie von Haefen, D-Wake, one of the bill’s primary sponsors. “The COVID-19 pandem...
* Press release… Today marks 100 days since House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sworn in to serve as Illinois’ first Black Speaker of the House. In just under four months, Speaker Welch has worked tirelessly to ensure his promises to address our state’s toughest issues are being kept. “In my inaugural address, I vowed that I would work with all members of the Illinois House to make this state better,” said Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “While I understand we are one of the most diverse states in the country, we are all here to represent the people of Illinois and mak...
A bill that would allow Corbin to annex into portions of southern Laurel County where it has infrastructure was approved late Tuesday evening by the Kentucky House of Representatives by a vote of 62-25, and will be headed to Gov. Andy Beshear for his signature. 82 nd Rep. Regina Huff, R-Williamsburg, helped usher Senate Bill 274, which was sponsored by Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, through the House Local Government Committee on Monday by a vote of 12 to one with two members passing, and then onto the House floor where it was called up for discussion at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday. Tu...
(Bloomberg) — Talk about nosedives. Hopes for the flying car soared in January, when one manufacturer, Woburn, Massachusetts-based Terrafugia, attained a long-awaited industry first: a Federal Aviation Authority airworthiness certificate for its Transition, a “roadable aircraft” — a winged, gas-powered, wheeled vehicle that can be both driven and flown. Suddenly the aerial sedan, first popularized in the 1960s cartoon The Jetsons, needed only U.S. Department of Transportation approval before it could be let loose on America’s highways and flyways. Terrafugia hailed a “maj...