Congress of the United States, thelegislatureof theUnited States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government. It consists oftwo houses: theSenate, in which each state, regardless of its size, is represented...
State Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (D-7) asked the following in the Legislature: “We’re saying that the state of Washington, under this underlying policy, can take this child and not contact the parents with no signs of abuse, with no pending case of abuse, and the foster system not invo...
House, Senate pass water bills.(washington report)Crow, Patrick
2.Governor-elect (and state Attorney General) Bob Ferguson is considering State Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-34, West Seattle and Vashon) for director of the state Department of Commerce, whose wide portfolio includes affordable housing, energy and climate investments, broadband, gun violence prevention, an...
South Dakota, the home state of Senate Republicans’ next leader, John Thune, relies on agriculture as itstop economic driver, much of it led by exports of corn, soybeans and wheat. Thune, a member of the Agriculture Committee and the Finance Committee, which is in charge of...
The Hill’sSarah Fortinskyreports: At least five Senate Democrats are on the record as supporting the bill, with several more saying they’re open to it. Sen.John Fetterman(Pa.) is among the Senate Democrats who will support the bill. Fetterman, who represents a state that broke narro...
North Carolina Sheriff to Seek State Senate Seat Now Held by Powerful Phil Berger The longtime sheriff in North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s home county says he plans to run for Berger’s seat next year regardless of whether the powerful politician seeks anoth...
The state has proposed reimbursing local law enforcement departments for grounding Chinese drones, but the program is on hold pending approval. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement did not respond to a request for comment. “We're all about supporting American products and American made manufact...
There are currently two, modest ethics reform bills pending in Congress that would change a small part of what we've been talking about, one sponsored by a Senate Republican, the other by a House Democrat. Neither has a prayer of even being debated. ...
“This is a positive step in what will be a lengthy process of planning for the future energy choices of our electric and natural gas customers and meeting our state’s aggressive clean energy goals,” the statement read. Under state law, PSE must generate 80% of its energy from renewable...