A new Illinois law requires assault weapon holders to register their firearms with Illinois State Police, but than less than 1% has done so, according to authorities.
In a letter to Governor Mike Parson, State Representative Chris Dinkins is urging the governor to ban the resettlement of Palestinian refugees from Gaza in the state of Missouri.
Monday is the first day candidates can submit their petitions and file to be on next March’s Democratic and Republican primary ballots. Many showed up before 8 a.m. outside the Illinois State Board of Elections office in Springfield to file right away.
The Missouri Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. He was challenging an appeals court decision which ruled his ballot language for an abortion initiative was too bias and argumentative.
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly literally met in the middle Tuesday, releasing a public service announcement-style video recorded at the popular Kansas City Barbecue restaurant Q39.
The Missouri House GOP caucus opted to retain Rep. Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, as Speaker of the House during an hours-long meeting in Jefferson City Thursday.
Thursday was the last day of the Illinois General Assembly’s 2023 veto session. Lawmakers got several things done while also choosing not to take action on other topics.
From the outside looking in, the Kentucky Governor’s race is about much more than the candidates Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron. It is about issues, influence and voter loyalty.
Lawmakers return to Springfield Nov. 7 to complete this year’s veto session. It’ll likely be the last time they meet in 2023. Ahead of their return, state Senate Republicans laid out some of their priorities.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday to start the legislative process of merging three state agencies into one to resolve childcare issues in the state.
Governor Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron turned up the heat during their latest debate on Tuesday, clashing and arguing over each other on nearly every debate topic, especially the economy.
Illinois state lawmakers return to the capitol Tuesday as the 2023 veto session begins. Among the items on the agenda is a plan to increase energy production in the state.
Members of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) voted to object again Tuesday to an emergency rule limiting early childhood assistants to watching a day care classroom alone for an hour-and-a-half at a time, up to three hours per day.
Stakeholders in the cannabis industry are closely watching a lawsuit against St. Louis County challenging whether counties can collect a sales tax on marijuana on top of city taxes.
During a meeting Tuesday of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, members said the ISP’s definitions of “assault weapon” and “assault weapon attachment” are too vague.
A 2020 Illinois Nursing Workforce Center Report finds the state will be short 15,000 nurses by 2025. Tuesday, state lawmakers on two House committees heard testimony about the shortage.
When it comes to passing a spending bill, Smith admitted there is a “big battle” ahead, but said he has confidence in the House Speaker to get a deal done.
A Missouri judge tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.”
On Monday, Sept. 18, Illinois will become the first state to fully eliminate cash bail. In July, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled provisions of the SAFE-T Act to be constitutional, then giving law enforcement roughly two months before it would be implemented.
The bill’s funds are divided into four categories, including nutrition, farm commodities, crop insurance, and conservation, with nutrition making up over 80 percent of the bill.
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