Republicans’ budget bill rules out federal earmarks for state projects
While Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted for the spending measure to avoid a shutdown, it eliminates millions of ...
Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...
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Opinion: Medicaid cuts would paralyze Central Washington
Stretching from the Oregon line to the Canadian border, Washington’s 4th Congressional District is the geographic heart of ...
Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits ...
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Funding for foster care ombudsmen sparks confusion among Idaho legislators
The fate of the recently established foster care ombudsman office is unclear amid somewhat conflicting budget decisions, unclear budget committee rules, and a proposed policy bill that was rejected ...
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Morris and Kyle introduce bills for school funding
In recent months, State Senator Robbie Morris, R-District 11, and Delegate Jonathan Kyle, R-District 66, told voters in Randolph County that they would work hard for the financially troubled school ...