Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition ...
Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states
Michael Woolfolk attended a legislative committee in Georgia where lawmakers considered for a third year whether to ...
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.
Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will ...
Maryland would profit from financial literacy | READER COMMENTARY
Great commentary in The Baltimore Sun on financial literacy ( “Americans lack financial literacy needed for the new economy,” ...
Librarian protection, rural library bills in limbo with a week left
At the start of this year’s legislative session, lawmakers seemed eager to provide more protections for New Mexico’s librarians and ban, well, book bans. House Bill 27 — a measure that would ...
Senate passes revised bill to create oversight agency for CYFD
A yearslong effort to create an agency to provide independent oversight of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department won Senate approval Friday. House Bill 5, which would establish an ...
New Mexico 'Red Flag Gun law' proposal stalled in final days of session
Proposed changes to the Red Flag Law are now stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee in the final days of the 60-day ...
Bill that would lower cap for medical malpractice cases fails in legislature
A bill aimed at lowering the cap for medical malpractice failed to move through the Roundhouse. In 2020, lawmakers raised the ...
Mobilise the working class against the Sri Lankan government’s austerity agenda
The SEP stresses the urgency for workers to build action committees, independent of the trade unions, to fight to defend ...
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Senate passes spending bill to avoid a government shutdown
A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY ...