Tag: State legislature
Indiana budget outlook shows bigger tax revenue jump
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s state tax collections are expected to bounce back even stronger than expected from the pandemic recession.
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Indiana House votes to override emergency powers bill veto
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators inched towards a possible court fight with Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday by voting to override his veto and give themselves...
Missouri House delays lawmaker resignation to finish review
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday refused to accept a lawmaker's resignation so the Ethics Committee can fully investigate allegations that he...
S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by...
Proposal in Alabama to up protection for Confederate statues
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker who disputes that slavery was the cause of the Civil War has proposed fining cities $10,000 a day...
New Wisconsin Senate leader acknowledges ‘rocky start’
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Senate's new majority leader acknowledged Thursday that he got off to a “rocky” start after he ran afoul of...
Lawmakers fighting like cats and dogs? Not over this bill
<p>CONCORD. N.H. — Nine lives notwithstanding, killing a cat in a hit-and-run soon could become illegal in New Hampshire. </p>
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Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Indiana budget outlook shows bigger tax revenue jump
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s state tax collections are expected to bounce back even stronger than expected from the pandemic recession.</p>
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Officer involved in Breonna Taylor raid writing a book
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor's apartment is writing...