All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 25 2019 // Bills that would legalize and tax marijuana at the national level, and provide opportunities for people convicted of federal pot crimes to clear their records, were introduced Tuesday in Congress.The companion legislation...
Jul 22 2019 // The Senate will vote Tuesday on a bipartisan bill to ensure a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.The announcement...
Jul 16 2019 // In a letter sent to U.S. Senate leaders in early July, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, urged lawmakers to take action on the issue of surprise bills from air ambulance providers.Godfread wrote to Senate...
Jul 15 2019 // A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services...
Jul 11 2019 // The White House abandoned a push to end rebates paid to middlemen who negotiate drug prices on behalf of health insurers, a move that could turn scrutiny back on how drugmakers themselves set prices.President Donald Trump...
Jul 3 2019 // Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania.He’d reached the maximum number of hours in a day he’s allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn’t...
Jun 27 2019 // With Republicans firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democratic lawmakers want businesses to do more to help fix the roads.A new $1.2 billion proposal from House Democrats would raise the state’s...
Jun 17 2019 // Oklahoma’s governor and Republican legislative leaders are raising concerns about the state’s proposed $85 million settlement with an opioid manufacturer that has yet to be approved by a judge.Gov. Kevin Stitt,...
Jun 13 2019 // In a break from years of acrimony over basic science, House Budget Committee members on Tuesday tripped over each other to agree that climate change is not only real but caused by humans.“The last decade has seen...
Jun 10 2019 // The New York Senate approved new safety regulations Thursday for limousines, following an upstate crash that killed 20 people last fall.The nine bills endorsed Thursday include provisions that would require large stretch...
Jun 3 2019 // Efforts to enact statewide Louisiana regulations for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, aimed at expanding the services’ availability around the state, won passage Saturday in the Senate, after two years of...
May 27 2019 // A single Republican House member temporarily blocked fast-track passage Friday of a $19 billion disaster-aid plan, likely meaning lawmakers will vote when they return in early June from a week-long recess.Freshman...
May 23 2019 // The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation that makes changes to Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system that lawmakers say will preserve and strengthen reforms adopted in 2013.An increase in benefits paid to...
May 14 2019 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais joined more than 40 of his colleagues from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) last week to highlight important issues for members of U.S....
May 10 2019 // The Alabama Senate has approved a bill authorizing the use of medical marijuana for some medical conditions.Senators swiftly approved the bill Thursday morning on a 17-6 vote. It now moves to the House of Representatives....
May 8 2019 // Michigan’s Senate has passed legislation aimed at cutting the country’s highest average auto insurance premiums by eliminating a requirement that drivers buy unlimited medical benefits to cover crash...
May 3 2019 // Congressional budget experts said this week that moving to a government-run health care system like “Medicare for All” could be complicated and potentially disruptive for Americans.The report from the...
May 2 2019 // Weeks after a massive fire at a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility garnered national attention, a panel of state lawmakers heard dueling testimony Monday night on a bill that would strengthen state oversight of...
Apr 30 2019 // The Texas Senate has approved a bill intended to increase security and prevent on-campus incidents of violence at public schools.Senate Bill 11, by state Sen. Larry Taylor of Friendswood, would direct the Texas Education...
Apr 29 2019 // Texting while driving would become a primary traffic offense along with talking on a handheld cellphone in school and construction zones under a bill passed by the Florida Senate.The Senate’s 33-5 vote on Thursday...