The General Assembly's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission now says a second look at state tax data shows Richmond eked out $1.01 for every $1 paid in state taxes. Virginia's legislative watchdog agency will begin looking for a new leader to…
An organized effort to circumvent the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) is gaining traction nationwide. It's also drawn a legal challenge in Montana. Indeed, Montana's statute appears to run afoul of the Court's ruling in Citizens…
Texas Republicans have 75 days to act before Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa takes office. One of the few Republicans who managed to keep his seat in the Texas House of Representatives through Tuesday's bloodbath is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to rein…
Georgia’s Constitutional Court has begun hearing a lawsuit filed by ruling-party MPs to ban opposition groups. According to the official results of the disputed 2024 parliamentary election, four of the five targeted opposition forces received nearly 800,000 votes, or about 38% of valid…
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert was elected by his colleagues to serve as Republican floor leader for the legislative session beginning in 2027. Albert, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will serve as the floor general for Senate Republicans in the next…
On January 10, 1901, oil erupted more than 100 feet into the air at Spindletop outside Beaumont, Texas, igniting a boom that would transform the state and draw entrepreneurs, workers and investment from across the country. In August, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the…
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, sits at his desk in the Illinois House chamber. (Jerry Nowicki) SPRINGFIELD – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s grasp on the chamber’s top job is tenuous, with 26 incumbent and incoming House Democrats saying the supermajority…
New Mexico voters have voted to end a 114-year tradition of unpaid lawmaking, approving a constitutional amendment that will put state legislators on salary for the first time in state history. The measure, known as Constitutional Amendment 4, passed on Tuesday,…
Six Luzerne County residents who are seeking to block a referendum to repeal the county’s anti-discrimination ordinance upped the ante on Wednesday, filing an amended petition asserting nearly half of the signatures collected by repeal advocates are deficient and therefore…
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Incumbent Republican Legislator Jason Kovacs has conceded the race for the Ulster County Legislature’s District 3 seat to Democratic newcomer Kate Leon. In a statement Thursday, Nov. 5, Kovacs, R-town of Ulster, said: “While the results on Tuesday were not what…
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