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The legislative process is shortchanging Kentuckians. Here’s exactly how. | Opinion
OpEd: The League of Women Voters of Kentucky has documented how Kentucky’s legislative process, since 1998, has been manipulated in ways that increasingly minimize public input, stifling full and open ...
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Want to follow a bill through the Florida Legislature? Here's how to do it
Florida lawmakers filed more than 1,900 bills and resolutions in 2024. But only a fraction of those became law. With the high ...
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Following bills during the legislative process is 1 way a local nonprofit works to inform voters
Here's more about the process followed by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri during the legislative session.
GOP rallies behind debt limit hike in Trump tax bill, speedy timeline
Top Republican lawmakers emerged from a meeting at the Treasury Department on Tuesday saying the House and Senate are moving ...
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Streamlined water rights dispute procedures raise due process fears
Two Oregon lawmakers want to streamline how water rights disputes are resolved but the proposal is drawing criticism from ...
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WA Greens to hold balance of power in Legislative Council, plan to legislate 2030 emissions target
The WA Greens say strengthening the government’s climate change legislation will be a top priority after they seize the balance of power in the upper house. Before Saturday's election that saw ...
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At ethics hearing, legislative staff testifies Ellsworth contract process was atypical
Both of the legislative staffers who spoke during the hearing said the process Ellsworth initiated was irregular. Legislative Financial Director Angie Carter, whose department handles procurement ...
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As Virginia’s 2025 legislative session concludes, key bills await Youngkin’s approval
With Virginia’s 2025 legislative session having adjourned Feb. 22 ... Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between employers and groups of employees to establish provisions for wages, ...
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Senate Republicans tell Musk to send his cuts to Congress
“We need to capture this in the legislative process to make it real,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “It’s time for the White House now to go on offense. We’re losing altitude her ...
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DeSantis finds himself in an unusual position as Florida’s legislative session starts
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers his State of the State address during the first day of the legislative session ... the state’s ballot initiative process, eliminating or significantly ...
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The Indiana General Assembly: How a bill becomes a law
The legislative process can be confusing, with hundreds of bills constantly moving between the House and Senate chambers. WISH-TV has prepared the below guide to help Hoosiers navigate the Indiana ...
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Florida opens a new legislative session — with political storm clouds looming
Meg Kinnard/AP Legislative leaders have signaled they want to tackle more parochial and pocketbook issues than in recent years, when they moved through a long line of contentious, DeSantis ...