Tag: State Legislatures

Top three competitive House races in the General Assembly election

Washington Examiner · October 26, 2023 11:04 am

The Georgia Capitol complex is seen, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Atlanta.

Lobbyists not banned in Georgia from holding office as local elected officials

Washington Examiner · October 25, 2023 11:55 am

Lawmakers vote down public-private partnership for $2.1B Calcasieu bridge

Washington Examiner · October 25, 2023 11:51 am

November to Remember: Seven Virginia state seats to watch for Youngkin GOP trifecta

Breccan F. Thies · October 25, 2023 9:50 am

James Madison running back Kaelon Black celebrates after running in a touchdown against Georgia Southern in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

Virginia senator threatens NCAA over refusal to allow James Madison into bowl game

Jack Birle · October 24, 2023 8:57 pm

A worker carries a board at a home construction site Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Piedmont, Okla. The housing market is in decline, raising fears of a broader recession.

Supply problems stoking state’s housing shortage

Washington Examiner · October 24, 2023 12:14 pm

The North Carolina House and Senate spent weeks this summer unable to agree on a state budget. Now their inability to agree on how to adjourn could leave this year's session in more confusion.

Senate, House committees amend maps ahead of Tuesday floor votes

Washington Examiner · October 24, 2023 11:58 am

State task force reconvenes to tackle housing in Montana

Washington Examiner · October 22, 2023 11:03 am

Florida state Rep. Joe Harding listens during a Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee hearing in a legislative session on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee, Florida. Harding was indicted for defrauding a loan program offered by the federal government to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Former Florida state lawmaker sentenced to four months in prison for COVID-19 fraud

Jack Birle · October 21, 2023 12:23 am

Students arrive for school Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia opened three new public high schools Monday in an effort to show the troubled district is still trying to innovate despite the specter of massive layoffs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania renews school bus cameras to fine stop-sign violators

Washington Examiner · October 20, 2023 11:00 am

Pritzker will sign Invest in Kids extension but details up to legislators

Washington Examiner · October 20, 2023 7:44 am

Carol Streiff, of Boston, second from right, displays a placard as Massachusetts state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, right, looks on during a rally in front of the Statehouse in Boston on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The Massachusetts House approved a sweeping gun bill Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered, so-called ghost guns, and strengthening the stateâs assault-style weapons ban.

Massachusetts House passes major gun reform law including crackdown on ‘ghost’ guns

Misty Severi · October 19, 2023 7:11 pm