Legislators

Then while the legislators would still be at least somewhat in the fog of war of the supposed emergency, the legislators would be faced with deciding whether to extend the emergency.

Republican legislators oppose it while Democrats work to make incremental improvements to Obamacare – and Gov. Newsom and legislators remain silent during a pandemic.

Des Moines, Iowa — One of our area legislators has drafted two bills — one calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution mandating term limits in Congress, and one calling for an amendment to the Iowa Constitution mandating term limits of legislators.

Shepherd says legislators will want to refer to the voters any major tax increase, but he maintains that, before doing that, legislators ought to take good-faith responsibility for raising some money.

After a morning of hearing from legislators, asking questions and discussing critical issues, she felt more confident meeting with her legislators.

Both legislators Hofstein and Christopher Carey have alleged that the sale of the Sain building has become a political issue and that those legislators voting against it are doing so solely to spite County Executive Ed Day.

In Maryland, legislators are opening up ethics investigations to lobbyists and others who have experienced sexual harassment on the job, while in Maine, lobbyists are now allowed to attend mandatory training for legislators on sexual harassment.

A legislature usually contains a fixed number of legislators; because legislatures usually meet in a specific room filled with seats for the legislators, this is often described as the number of "seats" it contains.

Because of this, Idaho's legislators are considered "citizen legislators", meaning that their position as a legislator is not their main occupation.

Some Democratic legislators would oppose any measure backed by Washington, Thompson and other Republican legislators.

A bipartisan group of Georgia state lawmakers gathered Friday at Congregation B’nai Torah in suburban Atlanta for the first annual Georgia Legislators Shabbat service and dinner.

About half of legislators request a committee in which the subject matter is related to their outside work, Kennedy said.

Addressing newsmen, Chairman of the Rivers APC committee, Chief Tony Okocha, reiterated that for as long as the mace is present in their midst, the majority of legislators can meet to deliberate anywhere.

After hours of debate this week, the Vermont House approved legislation on Thursday that would increase legislators’ pay by 2027 — a move supporters have argued will make serving in Montpelier more accessible for people from diverse backgrounds.

After legislators returned to the floor they voted 60-39 to pass her bill on second reading, an outcome Manzella said she was pleased with.

After voters in Florida passed a ballot initiative empowering former offenders to vote, Republican legislators passed measures to gut the reform.

A group of California and federal legislators is proposing a marine sanctuary off the Central Coast.

All the while, Republican legislators applaud and enable it.

Amen to that, and here’s hoping the regents have the fortitude to stand up to power-tripping legislators demanding that Lassner be forced out earlier and a president of their choosing installed.

A mural in downtown Concord is based on designs that children colored in and sent to state legislators, as part of an effort to advocate for more child care funding.