All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 26 2015 // The state Senate has approved a $1 billion proposal to speed up spending on water projects in drought-stricken California.The Senate this week voted 35-1 on the package to accelerate infrastructure spending. An...
Mar 26 2015 // Legislation that limits when and how fracking could take place in Maryland passed Tuesday in both chambers of the state legislature.Senators voted 29-17 for a bill that holds drilling companies strictly liable for injuries...
Mar 26 2015 // After two rancorous years of squabbling, confusion and heated debate, Georgia appears on the verge of having a medical marijuana law after the state Senate passed a sweeping bill Tuesday that would allow cannabis oil to be...
Mar 24 2015 // The House Ways and Means Committee plans to vote this week on a bill to repeal the U.S. estate tax, said Doug Andres, a spokesman for committee chairman Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican.The move to repeal the estate tax...
Mar 24 2015 // A bill that would give Uber and other ride-sharing services clear sailing to keep operating in Georgia on passed the state Senate’s powerful Science and Technology Committee late last week.The bill by Republican Rep....
Mar 23 2015 // A key policy committee in the New Hampshire Senate is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business...
Mar 22 2015 // The Obama administration issued the first federal regulations for fracking since the drilling technique fueled a domestic energy boom, requiring extensive disclosures of the chemicals used on public land.After years of...
Mar 20 2015 // A bill to make it harder to sue condominium builders has cleared its first hurdle in the Colorado Legislature.The measure would make it harder to sue builders of single and multifamily homes for defective construction. It...
Mar 19 2015 // New Jersey’s state Senate on March 16 passed a bill (A-3905) that would allow motorists to display proof of auto insurance in either physical or electronic format. The bill was previously approved by the state...
Mar 19 2015 // The Arkansas Senate is backing a proposal to set up a new commission that would supervise the title insurance business.The body approved Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson’s bill on a 20-11 vote on March 17. The bill had failed...
Mar 13 2015 // The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted 14-1 on Thursday to approve a bill intended to enhance information sharing between private companies and intelligence agencies about cybersecurity threats.The panel’s...
Mar 12 2015 // A bill addressing the insurance requirements of transportation network companies (TNCs), or rideshare organizations, and their drivers has passed the Oklahoma Senate by an overwhelming majority vote of 40-3.SB 436, the...
Mar 12 2015 // New Jersey residents still recovering from Superstorm Sandy would get individual estimates of when they can expect to receive rebuilding aid under legislation proposed by the state Senate president.Steve Sweeney says his...
Mar 12 2015 // The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to lower the age at which an injured worker can settle a claim from 53 to 40. The chamber passed Senate Bill 5513 on a 28-21 vote Tuesday after debate on whether the bill does...
Mar 12 2015 // A measure making it illegal to text and drive is now one step closer to becoming law in Oklahoma.Senate Bill 821, authored by the Senate Public Safety Committee, would make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle while using...
Mar 11 2015 // The Missouri Senate has moved forward a measure that would reinstate limits on noneconomic awards in medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors or hospitals.The Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to limits on...
Mar 11 2015 // Mississippi is one step closer to becoming the 45th state to ban texting while driving, after the state Senate overwhelming passed such a bill Monday.The governor, for his part, is expected to sign the measure into law if...
Mar 6 2015 // The Texas Senate has approved the first bill of the legislative session, with speedy passage of a plan to shift billions of dollars generated by vehicle sales taxes to building and maintaining roads strained by the...
Mar 6 2015 // Arkansas lawmakers voted to put the state’s plans to set up its own insurance exchange under the federal health law on hold while the nation’s highest court weighs a legal challenge over tax subsidies granted...
Mar 6 2015 // Democratic lawmakers in Ohio want the state to consider creating its own health insurance exchange as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care law.People can find health...