Government
Louisiana Senate passes bill that would add to Parental Bill of Rights(The Center Square) — A bill in the Louisiana Senate that would add a plank in the Parental Bill of Rights concerning the teaching of critical race theory passed… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley bill for a compensation fund and ‘some justice’ for radiation victims passes Senate, heads to HouseMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s bipartisan bill to keep alive the federal government’s radiation exposure compensation fund – and perhaps keep some people alive – handily passed the Senate 69-30… Read More
2024 election
Arizona U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not seek re-election(The Center Square) – Arizona Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not run for re-election. The senator has been seen as a bipartisan dealmaker in her time in the… Read More
Josh Hawley
Senate to vote this week on radiation victims fund championed by a dogged Missouri Sen. Josh HawleyAs crickets blare from an apparently disinterested Department of Energy, Sen. Josh Hawley has secured a Senate vote this week to extend and expand a compensation fund for U.S. Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley: End of ‘disastrous’ Mitch McConnell leadership era, switch to worker-friendly GOP, can’t come soon enoughHe doesn’t know why Sen. Mitch McConnell is stepping aside in November as Republican leader in the Senate, but Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says he’s certainly happy to… Read More
Government
Iowa Senate passes religious freedom bill after hour-long debate(The Center Square) – A bill Democrats said would open the door to discrimination of LGBTQ people passed the Iowa Senate along party lines after an hour-long debate on… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: RINO Lincoln Hough is right for lobbyists, wrong for MissouriMissouri’s political landscape is at a critical juncture, with voters seeking leaders who uphold conservative values and prioritize the interests of the people over special interests. Read More
Government
Wisconsin Senate approves Parental Bill of Rights; veto expected(The Center Square) – The latest attempt to codify who makes the decisions for children in Wisconsin is headed for an almost certain veto after the Wisconsin Senate approved… Read More
Government
Virginia bill abetting ‘profit-driven industry’ of death, critics warn(The Daily Signal) – Critics raised the alarm as the Virginia Senate passed a bill Friday that would legalize assisted suicide, otherwise known as “medical aid in dying.” Based on… Read More
Congress
Tax bill heads to Senate, faces uncertain future(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan tax bill with a vote of 357-70 late Wednesday, but that bill now faces an uncertain future… Read More
Biden administration
A ‘captive’ Biden is ‘allergic to border security’ even amid humanitarian, national security crises, says Missouri Sen. Eric SchmittThe Biden administration is “captive” to the far-left and is therefore “allergic” to border security – a fact that is endangering Americans, says Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt. Schmitt,… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes school safety expansion(The Center Square) – Ahead of the fourth special legislative session ending Dec. 7, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a school safety bill on Friday as conflict between the… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes four priority bills, including school choice(The Center Square) – Within two days of Gov. Greg Abbott calling a fourth special legislative session, the Texas Senate passed four bills, advancing all of his legislative priorities… Read More
Government
Senate passes resolution condemning student groups for ‘repugnant’ rhetoric supporting Hamas attacks on Israel(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution introduced by Republican Josh Hawley of Missouri that condemned antisemitism and the “repugnant” rhetoric of pro-Hamas… Read More
Government
Vance’s amendment to stop mask mandates clears Senate(The Center Square) – Part of U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s plan to stop federal mask mandates passed the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. Vance, R-Ohio, attached an amendment that… Read More
Government
Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing(The Center Square) – The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an… Read More
Government
California bill would allow local school boards to remove dissenting members(The Center Square) – A newly proposed measure facing the California Senate would bar school boards from adopting any policy that “contradicts any existing law requiring a school district… Read More
Public Education
Many Pennsylvania senators continue to argue for school choice in budget talks(The Center Square) – While the Pennsylvania budget stalemate remains, senators argued over the importance of school choice and increasing public school funding at a committee hearing in Reading. Read More
Social Media
Social media protection bill for minors, their parents, sits idle in Senate(The Center Square) – Social media age verification legislation introduced more than two months ago remains in a U.S. Senate committee. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on April 26… Read More
Government
North Carolina gender transition ban bill clears Senate, goes back to House(The Center Square) – Legislation to ban gender transition procedures, puberty blockers, and cross sex hormones for minors moves back to the House following Senate approval on… Read More