This week at the Capitol: March 24-28, 2025
A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.
Two weeks to go: West Virginia delegates debate House rules before passing 20 bills
Friday at the West Virginia State Capitol was anything but a calm way to end the week. Before any bills were voted on in the ...
Minnesota Senate Democrats propose nearly $2.5 billion in spending cuts, inflationary pullbacks
Seeking to avoid a future budget deficit, Senate Democrats propose spending reductions.
Oregon gun bill to raise possession age to 21, establish 72-hour wait splits lawmakers
Senate Bill 243-1, which was added to a placeholder bill and posted online Wednesday, includes four major changes.
Governor signs ban on DEI in Ohio public colleges despite opposition by students and teachers
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs and make other sweeping ...
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KY Republicans override Beshear vetoes, show ‘who makes the laws’ around here
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky show the power they wield over policy in the state by easily overriding most of Democratic ...
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SB 1 becomes law; Ohio public higher education overhaul bill signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Friday afternoon
The reconstruction of higher education is underway. Ohio Senate Bill 1 — which bans diversity, equity and inclusion programming and faculty striking, limits the teaching of controversial subjects, ...
Senate energy bill gives rebates to utility customers hit with high costs
State senators have amended an energy bill to ease the burden on ratepayers struggling with pricey utility bills during the ...
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College bill that kills DEI, targets liberals heads to DeWine
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday sent Gov. Mike DeWine a 76-page higher education overhaul bill that Republicans say will end ...
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Oregon bill to pay parent caregivers advances to budget committee
A bill to make Medicaid pay parents for providing certain care to their children with severe disabilities cleared its first ...
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West Virginia’s school athletics organization goes under political microscope
Proposal would restructure the Secondary Schools Activities Commission as a state agency, clarify that its funds are public ...
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STRS wants more contributions for pension reform, but who will pay the bill?
Pension reform is coming, and Ohio’s State Teachers Retirement System wants a 4% increase in contributions to meet lawmaker ...