Hemp, health, education and phosphate land: Here are the bills Polk County legislators have filed
As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...
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Missouri bill would offer $1,000 to help turn in undocumented immigrants
A bill before the Missouri State Senate would introduce $1,000 rewards for people identifying undocumented immigrants who are then taken into custody. The proposal would make it a state felony for ...
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Texas Senate approves school funding proposal focused on teacher raises
Senate Bill 26, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, passed unanimously. The bill now goes to the House for further consideration. The House filed its own school funding bill last week ...
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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
After the Senate passed its voucher bill, Austin-area Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin said on X that "vouchers aren't the solution & the majority of the lawmakers in the Texas House know that." ...
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Senate Bill 244 sparks debate on tort reform and insurance rates in South Carolina
LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — A bill calling for tort reform, Senate Bill 244, is making it’s way through the State House. Supporters for the bill say in South Carolina, a person could be held ...
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R.I. bill would tweak definition of misdemeanor to avoid deportation for lesser crimes
Amid Trump’s focus on mass deportations, the state Senate again passes the legislation, but the House has not acted on the bill in recent years PROVIDENCE — With President Trump vowing mass ...
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Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections
The Senate bill could also see a floor vote as soon as Thursday, meaning the bill could be sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk late this week. Tuesday's proceedings were notably calmer than Monday ...
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Senate Education Committee introduces bill for panic alerts in schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill requiring schools across the Mountain State be equipped with panic alerts for use in emergencies is now on its way to the full senate for consideration. The Senate ...
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Trump tax cut plan hits turbulence ahead of House vote as Republicans split
As written, the bill also provides $4.5 trillion to extend Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions, which expire at the end of this year. It comes after the Senate held an all-night ...
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Senate Passes Budget Resolution After All-Night ‘Vote-a-Rama’
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans took their first step Friday toward securing new funding for border security and the military, after Democrats forced GOP lawmakers to take uncomfortable amendment ...
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Senate advances $150B in added military spending as Hegseth looks to shuffle money in Pentagon budget
The Senate plans to address the tax cuts in a separate bill. Senate Republicans said the situation at the southern border was so dire and the military so depleted “after four years of weakness ...