Tag: State legislature
Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are struggling to contain their impulses to slash state income taxes, conjuring memories of a past, nationally...
Arkansas lawmaker off committees for 3 days for swearing
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas state senator on Wednesday was suspended from serving on two committees for three days because she called a...
Ending Indiana gun permits could cost police $3.5 million
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators would face coming up with $3.5 million a year for local police agencies if they repeal the state law requiring...
Arkansas Senate panel advances near-total ban on abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade by...
Bill takes aim at ICE detention centers in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers heavily debated a bill concerning ICE detention centers on Wednesday, including testimony from a previous detainee who spoke about...
Bill seeks to crack down on catalytic converter thefts
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to crack down on rising catalytic converter thefts, which can cost car owners thousand of...
Report: Trump campaign listed payment to legislator’s firm
PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump's unsuccessful reelection campaign reported it paid over $6,000 to a business belonging to an Arizona legislator who sought...
Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound
President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and...
Indiana public notice publication could be scaled back
INDIANAPOLIS — Public notices in newspapers about local government actions could disappear or be greatly scaled back under proposals that Indiana legislators are considering.
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Indiana lawmakers debate environmental regulation, rollbacks
INDIANAPOLIS — As Indiana lawmakers debate dozens of bills addressing environmental matters, tensions are flaring over whether the state should adopt greener initiatives or...