Who represents me in the Texas Legislature?
The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...
Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
The sweeping legislation would impact all public schools from the K-12 to community colleges and universities.
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House passes bill to make switching public K-12 school districts easier
House Bill 1435 passed the GOP-majority chamber 67-46, with partisan crossover supporting and opposing the legislation. Four Democrats joined the Republican majority to support the proposal, while 10 ...
Anti-homeless bills pass MS House. See what they would do
The House has passed two bills aimed at banning homeless encampments on public property and requiring homeless people to ...
Group to hold meeting about possible new legislative district for Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg could possibly get a new legislator once Mississippi lawmakers redraw district lines after a federal court ...
School choice bill advances in Mississippi House. See what it aims to do
Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, has gone on the record several times as an opponent of expanding ...
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Education package with multitude of policy changes and no BSA increase unveiled by Gov. Dunleavy
Dunleavy said before the start of this year’s session he is willing to consider a permanent increase of up to $200 million in education funding if legislators are willing to support his policy goals.
Paid parental leave passes Mississippi House. Read details
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to give parents paid parental leave. Similar legislation has been filed in the Senate.
Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on ...
Bill to expand school choice in failing schools and districts sparks controversy
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi has put some school choice in place through the years but there’s been a push and pull ...
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House on track to, again, pass ballot initiative that would prevent voters deciding abortion issues
Previous House proposals also would bar voters from considering abortion issues. However, the Senate has blocked voters regaining any right to ballot initiatives.
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Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss ‘gerrymandered’ legislative map
The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021. House Minority Leader ...