Shapiro uses visit to central Pa. preschool to plug childcare workforce plan: ‘critically important’
Shapiro appeared Thursday afternoon at CrossPoint Early Learning Center in Lower Paxton Township in what was the first — but ...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
He is planning to use one of the most powerful positions in federal government to zealously expand the president’s power.
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U.S. Senate confirms Russ Vought, a Project 2025 author, to manage the nation’s budget
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Russ Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, giving support to one of the architects of Project 2025 and someone who hopes to erode ...
Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs
Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate ...
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Books and libraries could be in trouble across the state; Alabama students working to save them
According to the Alabama Library Service, Alabamians challenged more than 100 books in public libraries in 2023.
Senator Mitch McConnell falls twice, leaves Capitol in wheelchair
A spokesperson for the former Senate leader said he was fine and the "lingering effects of polio" won't disrupt his work.
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'Time to fix this': Sen. Katie Britt introduces bill to codify Trump's birthright citizenship order
Alabama's Sen. Katie Britt is co-sponsoring a bill that would effectively codify President Trump's order on birthright citizenship in the United States.
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes $51.5 billion budget with major investments in health care and education
Shapiro pitched the state should address the deficit by creating new revenue streams, including recreational marijuana and so ...
Virginia House and Senate pass flurry of bills at session’s midpoint
Before anything gets to the governor’s desk, each House bill has to be considered by the Senate and vice versa. All of it has ...
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz puts a hold on Trump's State Department nominees
The move comes after Elon Musk said he and Trump would shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Democratic Senator Puts Blanket Hold On Trump Nominees At State Department Over USAID Shutdown
"Dismantling USAID is illegal and makes us less safe," said Brian Schatz. He added that any such decision has to be done ...
Former Lia Thomas opponents push Georgia lawmakers to pass trans athlete ban: ‘Giant social experiment formed by the NCAA’
A Georgia state Senate committee passed the Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act Thursday after testimony from multiple ...