Will they pass? 5 SC bills to watch as legislative session comes to a close next week COLUMBIA, S.C. With a handful of days remaining in this year’s legislative session, here are five bills to watch and their chances of passing. The session’s last day is May 9, even though lawmakers ... 05/1/2024 - 2:09 am | View Link
Kentucky HB 56 aims to reduce barriers for out-of-state social workers Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 56 into law, which will allow some out of state social workers to practice in Kentucky without additional licensing requirements. The ... 04/30/2024 - 1:40 pm | View Link
States Across the Country Are Reforming Guardianship. New York Is Not One of Them. New York’s system for caring for the sick and elderly is in shambles, experts say. But while lawmakers in other states are overhauling their approaches to guardianship, New York only budgeted $1 ... 04/29/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Illinois lawmakers may decide if Chicago Bears get public dollars for a new stadium Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield this week to resume the spring session, and the Chicago Bears could be on the agenda. The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal for an enclosed stadium ... 04/29/2024 - 4:48 am | View Link
Lawmakers are tying up loose ends before session ends The clock is ticking for final reports of bills for this year’s legislative session and some issues are still unclear. Saturday was the deadline for filing appropriation bills, which is money set ... 04/28/2024 - 12:11 pm | View Link
When Columbia students began occupying Hamilton Hall early Tuesday morning, they said their “escalation” builds on past campus protests that “Columbia once repressed yet celebrates today.”
There is an irony here. Columbia students often hear about the history of dissent on campus. The university explains the student sit-ins of 1968—when protesters occupied buildings (including Hamilton Hall) for a week to protest anti-Black racism, the Vietnam War, and Columbia’s expansion into the surrounding neighborhood of Morningside Heights—in promotional materials with a hopeful nostalgia.
Colorado lawmakers convened Wednesday with one week left in this year’s session of the General Assembly, giving them limited time to pass final bills on land-use reform, gun regulation, property tax relief, tax credits and other priorities. Here are updates on major action and key developments.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 11:31 a.m.: A bill to prohibit landlords and property owners from using commercially available algorithms to set rents died Wednesday morning when the House and Senate could not reconcile their differences on the bill.
After House Bill 1057 passed the House, the Senate added an amendment that allowed landlords to use algorithms as long as the data was publicly available.
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, SCOTT BAUER and MICHELLE L. PRICE (Associated Press)
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Donald Trump on Wednesday will use a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan, a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
His remarks will be closely watched after he received a $9,000 fine for making public statements about people connected to the case.