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Missouri Democrats filibuster plan to curb direct democracy. Could GOP shut them down?
Kansas City Star via AOL· 2 hours agoOpposition to the legislation is poised to consume the Senate’s final week of session, which ends on...
Democrats pull all-night filibuster of bill making it harder to amend Missouri Constitution
The Joplin Globe· 7 hours agoA Democratic filibuster of legislation making it harder for Missourians to amend the state constitution through citizen-led initiatives stretched through the night and into ...
Senate braces for showdown over push to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution
KOMU Columbia· 2 days agoSenate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin told reporters Thursday...intend to bring the initiative...
Child care tax credits, a top priority for Missouri governor, face uphill battle in Senate
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoBut the likeliest roadblock to the legislation finally heading to the governor’s desk is a Senate...
On final day of session, a showdown is threatened in CT Senate
Hartford Business Journal· 6 days ago“We intend to get those voted,” Looney said. Exactly how he would make that happen is unclear, given...
Alaska House adopts bill limiting transgender athletes over minority filibuster
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 13—JUNEAU — A prolonged filibuster by the Alaska House minority did not stop a ban on transgender girls competing in girls' sports from passing the House in a 22-18 vote ...
Racism That Once Was, Is No More | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 15 hours agoSixty years ago next month, Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois rallied his Republican colleagues to break the Southern Democrats’ ...
Alaska Legislature pushes through flurry of bills as session gets down to the wire
Alaska Public Radio Network· 18 hours agoState lawmakers are pushing through a rush of bills in the closing days of this year’s legislative...
A Trump-Rubio ticket? Here are the obstacles
Politifact· 6 days agoCould former President Donald Trump choose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his 2024 running mate? Selecting Rubio would require some constitutional...
CT Republican filibuster threatens to sink a top climate bill. 'It’s probably on life support.'
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoA bill seeking to declare a statewide “climate emergency” in Connecticut appeared likely to fall...