Doug Johnson, chairman of the Kansas Equal Rights Amendment Committee, asked Senate President Ty Masterson, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, to lead the effort to bring the Senate and House together before Dec. 31 to vote on an amendment that could then be placed before Kansas voters. Two-thirds of both chambers would need to endorse an amendment for it to be placed on statewide ballots in Kansas.
For Nebraskans trying to make sense of the “Working,” “America,” “First,” “Family,” “People” political party word salad, this week should offer some relief. That’s when a Lancaster District Court judge is scheduled to rule on whether to certify a couple of political newbies to state politics and the November ballot. If you’re thinking her decision […]
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and state Sen. Ty Masterson, both Republican winners in the August primary, face stiff competition in the November election.
It seems as though only one thing motivates Congress to act – the threat of elections.
MORGAN, REDWOOD COUNTY — If there’s one thing farmers can always agree on, it’s that times are tough. The four leading Democratic and Republican candidates for U.S. Senate acknowledged the tribulations facing farmers at the annual Farmfest, during a final debate on Wednesday before the Aug. 11 primary. Their assessments of the causes and cures […]
New Fargo Mayor Josh Boschee announced his resignation from the North Dakota Senate on Monday, effective as of Aug. 4. Boschee was elected mayor in June and took office last month. In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Sen. David Hogue, chair of Legislative Management, Boschee said he resigned earlier than he had originally […]
Eight months after Indiana senators rejected President Donald Trump’s congressional redistricting push — and about three months after six Republican incumbents paid for that opposition in primary defeats — Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that he will give up the chamber’s top leadership position. Bray, R-Martinsville, said he will not seek reelection […]
OIL CITY, La. — With the U.S. House of Representatives in recess, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson returned home to Northwest Louisiana this week to host a roundtable with agricultural producers facing heavy economic pressure and competitive trade challenges.
Amid his prolonged absence from the U.S. Senate after he was hospitalized last month, Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will not attend the Fancy Farm Picnic this weekend. McConnell’s office shared a statement from the 84-year-old senator Monday, along with a new photo of him and his wife, former Secretary of Labor […]
BATON ROUGE, La. - State Sen. Larry Selders has died at the age of 44, WBRZ confirmed.
