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Gov. Mills won't sign 35 last-minute spending bills
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMay 14—Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that she will not sign any of the 35 bills enacted and sent to her by the Senate on Friday, effectively allowing them to die through what's known as ...
Most Senate Republicans send letters accusing Supreme Court of violating separation of powers
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSenate Republican leadership is heading up a last-ditch effort to try to block a court-ordered...
After redistricting spat, Baltimore Council President Nick Mosby calls for removing mayor’s veto...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBaltimore’s mayor would be stripped of the power to veto changes to future redistricting plans under...
Legislative roundup: Session length, legislator salary and veto changes advance committee
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 26—SANTA FE — On Friday, state representatives turned their focus inward with several resolutions focused on the Legislature itself. Here's the latest from the House Government, Elections ...
Legislators mull end run around governor: Constitutional amendments
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 27—For Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, it's now or never. This year's 30-day session will be the last for the longtime lawmaker, who is championing one of the most talked-about proposals at the ...
Inside the chaotic conclusion of the 131st Legislature
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMay 13—When lawmakers returned to Augusta last week to take up a half dozen gubernatorial vetoes, they seemed intent on forcing a confrontation with Gov. Janet Mills by sending her roughly 80 ...