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Da Winnas & Da Loozas 2024: Louisiana Legislature takes a sharp right turn
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 3 days agoThe old saw that "no one’s life, liberty or property is safe as long as the Legislature is in...
Iowa City Incumbent, newcomers prevail in legislative primaries
Quad-City Times· 4 days agoA political newcomer endorsed by a departing GOP incumbent bested an area mayor to run for the open...
Louisiana lawmakers end 2024 session: more money for roads, less for early childhood education
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 6 days agoGov. Jeff Landry took office with a conservative agenda and a Republican super-majority in the...
Pro-business group study touts benefits of Iowa tax cuts
The Gazette· 6 days agoA study from a pro-business think tank says Iowa’s state income tax cuts will create an estimated...
California lawmakers want $1 billion to fight homelessness. But Gov. Newsom has a new focus
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget revision did not include $1 billion in another round of money...
What happens when Hillsborough sheriff and state attorney he opposed meet?
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe 2022 suspension of Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren by Gov. Ron DeSantis has been the talk of Tampa ever since. Besides the critical issues involved in Warren’s bid to get reinstated ...
Louisiana lawmakers end 2024 session: even with supermajority, Landry doesn't get everything
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 7 days agoGov. Jeff Landry took office with a conservative agenda and a Republican super-majority in the...
Capitol Notebook: New study touts benefits of Iowa tax cuts
Quad-City Times· 6 days agoA study from a pro-business think tank says Iowa’s state income tax cuts will create an estimated...
The art of the (ballot measure) deal
Politico· 6 days agoThis year’s ballot is unusually fluid — many of the 11 qualified and likely-to-qualify measures could be ripe for a deal — and talks to remove specific measures will be competing for lawmakers ...
Pritzker signs $53.1 billion spending plan, dismisses Democratic discord
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 3 days agoGov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday downplayed Democratic divisions as he signed a sweeping $53.1 billion budget that relies on $1.1 billion in revenue and includes a child tax credit. The signing ...