New Speaker Kyle Hilbert sets simple goal for upcoming session: Leave the state 'better'
Like his colleagues in the state Senate, Hilbert will face a basketful of issues and a harsh political environment as he takes over the leadership of the state House of Representatives. Hilbert, a ...
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Dustin Burrows on bipartisanship, school vouchers and why he still thinks he’ll be Texas House speaker
In a Q&A, Burrows said he’s still confident he’ll win. But he says the leadership race is bigger than any one person and his ...
Democrats dash House Republican hopes of votes on tipped wage, paid leave
Michigan House GOP left session with a demand for votes to change paid sick leave and minimum wage laws. Democrats adjourned ...
Mike Johnson’s Newest Headache: The Smallest House Majority in History
The Republican speaker held on to control of the House, but will preside over an even smaller majority at a time when ...
US House Speaker Johnson aims for stopgap bill to fund government until March
Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday that he expects the chamber to vote a stopgap ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott signals support for David Cook over Dustin Burrows in GOP fight for House speaker
Days after the Texas House GOP caucus backed Cook, Abbott made clear that he expects Republican representatives to do the ...
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Taking Stock of the Farcical Battle for the Worst Job in Texas Government
With Dade Phelan bowing out of the race for Speaker of the state House, the GOP caucus has split between Dustin Burrows and ...
Longtime Massachusetts State House clerk to retire
After a 60-year career working for the House of Representatives, Clerk Steven James plans to make the 193rd General Court his ...
US House passes bill to expand judiciary despite Biden veto threat
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a ...