Tag: State Legislatures

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, salon owner Shelley Luther wears a mask as she talks on phone just outside her reopened Salon A la Mode in Dallas, Friday, April 24, 2020.

Texas salon owner who was arrested after violating coronavirus order announces run for state Senate

Zach Halaschak · August 29, 2020 5:41 pm

Ammon Bundy waits, moments before Idaho State Police came into the Lincoln Auditorium and asked everyone to leave, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Boise, Idaho. Bundy, who refused to leave, was arrested, along with two others.

Ammon Bundy arrested after allegedly refusing to leave room at Idaho Capitol

Zach Halaschak · August 26, 2020 1:18 am

Senate President Pro Tempore, Sen. Louise Lucas speaks during debate on the Senate floor at the Capitol Sunday March 8 , 2020, in Richmond, Va.

Democratic Virginia lawmaker hit with two felonies after Confederate monument protest

Zach Halaschak · August 17, 2020 11:37 pm

Magazine - Columnists

The presidential race gets all the attention, but state races make all the difference

Salena Zito · August 16, 2020 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Progressive election upsets are one thing. Progressive legislating is another

Salena Zito · August 11, 2020 6:36 pm

Maine legislative committee approves state-run power delivery authority

Washington Examiner · August 10, 2020 3:00 pm

child patient at the dentist

States confront significant service cutbacks as Congress debates aid

Nihal Krishan · August 7, 2020 3:00 am

Midair collision in Alaska kills state lawmaker and six others

Mica Soellner · July 31, 2020 11:59 pm

Devlin Robinson, a Republican running against incumbent Democrat Pam Iovino in Pennsylvaniaâs State Senate District 37, is photographed in Bridgeville, Pa.

Beltway Confidential

Suburban Pennsylvania race a microcosm of national political battle

Salena Zito · July 30, 2020 9:43 pm

As lawsuits surge, liability reform remains top GOP priority

Nihal Krishan · July 16, 2020 4:00 am

Camelot’s continuation? Amy Kennedy wins New Jersey Democratic House primary

Naomi Lim · July 8, 2020 1:53 am

Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration employees Willie Townsend, left, and Joe Brown, attach a Mississippi state flag to the harness before raising it over the Capitol grounds in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The two men raised about 100 flags, provided by the Secretary of State's office, for people or organizations that purchased a state flag that flew over the grounds. Gov. Tate Reeves will sign a bill Tuesday evening retiring the last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. Upon the governor signing the bill, the flag will lose its official status.

Mississippi governor signs bill removing Confederate emblem from flag

Zach Halaschak · June 30, 2020 10:35 pm