1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (390+ words) (The Center Square) "One of Wisconsin's Republican congressmen says it could be a "frustrating" return to Capitol Hill this week. Congress is back after a two-week break, and Rep. Bryan Steil said there is a lot on the to-do list....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (443+ words) U. S. Rep. Jim Jordan attends America Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz. , Dec. 19, 2021. Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2. 0 / Cropped from Original (The Center Square) " The U. S. House will decide whether to advance a bill reauthorizing a controversial government surveillance…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (12+ words) Bill that could shutter low-performing virtual schools passes House'The Center Square...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (215+ words) (The Center Square) - U. S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, said on Monday he will file documents to retire from Congress Tuesday amid allegations of an inappropriate sexual relationship with a staffer." "There is a season for everything and God has a plan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (379+ words) (The Center Square) " With the average Illinois gas price about $1. 40 per gallon higher on Wednesday than it was in late February, a state lawmaker is asking for a sales tax holiday on gas purchases. AAA pegged the state's average price…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (345+ words) (The Center Square) " A Colorado bill to prevent sexual abuse in jails is one step closer to passage." House Bill 1123 was approved Tuesday by the House on a voice vote for its second reading. To pass in the House, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (500+ words) (The Center Square) " The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate's funding deal and passed their own funding stopgap instead." Rather than approve a dead-of-night compromise that Senate Majority Leader John…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (11+ words) The Center Square...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (484+ words) (The Center Square) " U. S. lawmakers face a busy week ahead of them, aiming to advance legislation related to agriculture, housing, election security, and more while the partial government shutdown enters its third week." Due to bad weather, the House Committee on…...

2+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (534+ words) (The Center Square) "As majority Democrats in Olympia push ahead with a controversial income tax bill, they are also moving to roll back another tax-the-rich policy passed during the 2025 session. Senate Bill 6347, authored by Sen. Claudia Kauffman, D-Kent, would change…...