School voucher bill author, East Texas lawmaker speak on SB 2 that would provide funds for private, homeschool students
School vouchers took one step closer to becoming law last night, passing the Texas Senate largely along party lines. State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) was the only Republican to vote against ...
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School voucher bill to be tested in Texas House again
Texas Senators voted Wednesday evening to approve Senate Bill 2, the piece of legislation carrying an education savings accounts (ESA) program recently declared an emergency by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Utah One Step Closer to Becoming First US State with Bitcoin Reserve
Utah is on track to becoming the first U.S. state to establish a Bitcoin reserve, following the House’s approval of the bill.
Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director
Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate ...
Fifty-percent property tax cut bill flies through House committee
A bill creating a two-year, 50% reduction in property taxes for Wyoming homeowners flew through the House Appropriations Committee Thursday morning. Senate File 69, “Homeowner property tax exemption," ...
Local school districts brace for changes as Senate Bill 2 clears Texas Senate
Senate Bill 2 (S-B-2), a controversial piece of legislation aimed at addressing funding and growth challenges in Texas’ ...
Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.
Trump meets with congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers argue over tax and spending cuts
The meeting comes as Trump’s GOP allies on Capitol Hill are arguing with themselves over his “big, beautiful bill.” ...
Local lawmakers weigh in on school voucher bill as it heads to the House
The bill would create Education Savings Accounts that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for private school.
GOP tension grows on Trump agenda bill as Senate diverges from House's path
The conflict over strategy comes as top House Republicans met Thursday with Trump, who has indicated a preference for a ...
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Senate Kills Resolution Calling On Congress To Give Wyoming All Public Lands Except Yellowstone
On a razor thin 16 - 14 vote, the Wyoming Senate on Thursday voted against calling on Congress to hand over all public lands to the state, ...
GOP bills would end gender transition care in KY prisons, codify “Women’s Bill of Rights”
The bill would affect 67 transgender Kentuckians currently incarcerated who are receiving gender-affirming care via cross-sex ...