Amid mental health struggles in rural Nebraska, bill aims to alleviate Emergency Protective Custody pains
At the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center in Gering, roughly 50% of inmates suffer from some sort of mental illness ...
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Senate Finance Committee Green Lights Raising VIPA Bond Limit, STT Museum Lease; Highway Tax Increase Held in Committee
The Senate Finance Committee approved raising the V.I. Port Authority’s limit on outstanding bonds from $100 million to $500 ...
US stablecoin bill likely in ‘next 2 months’ — Trump’s crypto council head
Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said comprehensive stablecoin ...
Clyburn says he thought Senate Dems were ‘on board’ with opposing funding bill: ‘What happened?’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he doesn’t know what happened late last week that resulted in Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...
Bill tracker: Lawmakers work on reining in Indiana's red flag law and raising teacher pay
What it does: The bill creates a bipartisan group that would explore how Illinois counties could effectively secede from their state and join Indiana by redrawing state lines. Status: The bill passed ...
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Legislature seeks tighter limits on voter qualifications with host of ‘election integrity’ bills
Senate Bill 68 increases the penalty for voting illegally in the state. Rep. Logan Manhart, R-Aberdeen, carried the bill in ...
Trump signs funding bill to avert a government shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown. In a post on X, White House Spokesperson Harrison Fields said Trump signed the ...
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic ...
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact ...
Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill
Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.
Behind the Senate Spending Bill Vote: A Deeply Divided Democratic Party
The Senate advanced the Republican-led spending bill, despite strong opposition among Democrats. WSJ’s Natalie Andrews explains what this bill means for both parties.