TOPEKA (KSNT) – Top state political figures and other guests gathered in the Kansas State Capitol building Monday to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Lawmakers commented on the historic case while both the House and Senate passed resolutions in memory of the moment schools in the U.S. were desegregated. The […]
None of the demands Missouri Freedom Caucus members said must be met before they would drop a filibuster against legislation renewing taxes that fund Medicaid were achieved when the group decided to end its resistance a little before 3:30 a.m. Thursday. After a 41-hour-filibuster, the Senate gave initial approval Thursday morning to a bill renewing […] The post Freedom Caucus ends filibuster in Missouri Senate without action on its demands appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Employees of the Washington Legislature could start pursuing union representation Wednesday and two groups of workers did. Both are Republican. Legislative assistants for GOP members of the state House and Senate want the recently formed Legislative Professionals Association to represent them. Petitions on behalf of workers in each chamber were filed with the Public Employment […] The post Republican legislative staff move first to unionize under new WA law appeared first on Washington State Sta