Gov. Andy Beshear joined lawmakers and advocates Friday morning at the state capitol in Frankfort for the signing of two big bills that passed the General Assembly on Thursday.
Governor Andy Beshear has signed Senate Bill 47, which legalizes the use of medical cannabis in Kentucky, and House Bill 551, which legalizes sports betting.
Two anti-transgender bills looking at preventing treatments and preventing transgender women in women’s sports have been introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives.
After the bills signing ceremony, Beshear, lawmakers and child abuse prevention advocates participated in planting thousands of blue and silver ‘pinwheels for prevention’ on the Capitol lawn.
ith two months to go before the legislature adjourns and current-year revenues continuing to smash expectations, Gov. JB Pritzker said he and legislative leaders are considering tax cuts.
In 2020 and 2022, bills legalizing medical marijuana passed the House only to die in the Senate. This session, Senate Bill 47 was filed by Senator Stephen West, R-Paris, and would create a medicinal cannabis program.
If the Senate passes the bill, students could go to any school district that would accept them. Schools could not stop any student from leaving the district.
Some of the Kentucky lawmakers on the committee who voted for the bill committee there were against gambling in principle, but want to see it regulated.
On Monday, the Missouri House passed HB702, which would give control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) to a state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners.
A bill to legalize sports betting in Missouri is now on the calendar for debate on the senate floor, indicating senate leadership wants to see it move forward.
The Paducah Board of Commissioners approved a resolution in opposition to of Kentucky Senate Bill 50 and House Bill 50 during their meeting Tuesday, February 28.
The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is offering three prizes for the design and implementation of projects aimed at revitalizing democracy in communities.
Easy access to healthcare can be an in issue throughout the United States. One solution both the federal and state government is looking into is allowing nurse practitioners to practice independently.
The Missouri Senate is considering a bill that would ban a red flag law before such a law is even passed by the Missouri Legislature or the US Congress.
An event coming up this weekend looks to celebrate Black History and raise awareness of the Dr. Richard Eells house, a site on the Underground Railroad.
Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler will discuss this year’s legislative agenda for Illinois when he takes part in a Pizza & Politics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Hundreds of people with disabilities and their advocates are expected to spend Wednesday, March 1 at the Missouri State Capitol for Disability Rights Legislative Day.
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