All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Apr 24 2019 // Members of the New York state Senate are joining the fight to encourage people to get vaccinated amid an ongoing measles outbreak in the state.Lawmakers in the Democrat-led chamber launched a public awareness campaign on...
Apr 22 2019 // The 2016 death of a Northfield Highway Department worker has led to the passage of bill aimed at improving workplace safety for New Hampshire’s public sector employees.The bill, which passed the House last month and...
Apr 18 2019 // The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators Wednesday during a hearing held in Iowa to examine the massive spring flooding this year that caused more...
Apr 18 2019 // A bill the Florida insurance industry says will help reign in assignment of benefits abuse that is plaguing the state and raising insurance costs has passed its final committee in the Florida Senate and is now headed to...
Apr 17 2019 // A Montana Senate committee has revived a bill to strengthen DUI laws by including it in a budget companion bill.The DUI bill, requested by Attorney General Tim Fox, was tabled by a House committee. Republican Sen. Keith...
Apr 11 2019 // Senate Bill 538 passed from the Florida Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government on Tuesday, April 9.The bill, sponsored by Senator Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, will...
Mar 31 2019 // A federal judge has struck down a small-business health insurance plan widely touted by President Donald Trump, the second setback in a week for the administration’s health care initiatives.U.S. District Judge John...