Podcasts about Legislative session

Texas Values Report with special guest Senator Brandon Creighton, District 4, and host Jonathan Saenz, President & Attorney for Texas Values as they discuss key legislation that passed this session, including School Choice Bill (SB 2) and Parent's Bill of Rights (SB 12). VICTORY! SCOTUS Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Harmful Gender Procedures for Children https://txvalues.org/victory-scotus-upholds-tennessee-law-banning-harmful-gender-procedures-for-children/ Texas Values Helps Lead Major Wins at the 2025 Legislative Session. But There's Still More Work to Do! https://txvalues.org/texas-values-helps-lead-major-wins-at-the-2025-legislative-session-but-theres-still-more-work-to-do/ Release: TX School Choice Law Signed by Governor Greg Abbott https://txvalues.org/release-tx-school-choice-law-signed-by-governor-greg-abbott/ Join us for legislative updates hosted by Texas Values across the state of Texas! https://txvalues.org/events/ Help us build our channel so we can maintain a culture of Faith, Family, & Freedom in Texas by interacting with us; like, comment, share, subscribe! For more about Texas Values see: Txvalues.org To support our work, go to donate.txvalues.org/GivetoTexasValues

Louisiana's legislative session wrapped last week with 300 bills now heading to Gov. Jeff Landry's desk.  He's expected to sign many of them into law, but he's already vetoed three. WWNO and WRKF's Capitol Access reporter Brooke Thorington, health reporter Rosemary Westwood and education reporter Aubri Juhasz join us to break down the legislation. Churchill Downs, which owns Fair Grounds race track, threatened to leave Louisiana, raising concerns about the future of horse racing in New Orleans. City and state lawmakers recently passed legislation to keep horse racing there, and on Tuesday, Churchill Downs Inc. reached an agreement with horsemen to continue racing in New Orleans. However, the deal has yet to be finalized. Before the agreement was reached, Tony McAuley, a reporter covering the matter for The Times-Picayune/The Advocate, joined Louisiana Considered to discuss the situation. —Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We get production support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer Aubry Procell.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, the NPR App and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you!Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

In this episode of the Arkansas Inc. Podcast, Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald and AEDC Executive Director Clint O'Neal discuss the 2025 Arkansas legislative session, the IMPACT legislative package, and the effect this will have on economic development in the Natural State.

Louisiana lawmakers  passed more than 200 bills during this year's regular legislative session. WWNO/WRKF Capitol Access reporter Brooke Thorington joined Louisiana Considered to give us an overview of what lawmakers achieved this session, from approving ivermectin sales without prescriptions to insurance reform.A new lawsuit by the Southern Poverty Law Center and National Housing Law Project alleges that Louisiana's eviction process incentivizes justices of the peace to order evictions and encourages landlords to file more cases. The suit alleges that allowing justices of the peace to fund their salaries with court fee revenue violates the due process and equal protection rights of Louisiana's poorest tenants. Investigative journalist Delaney Nolan has been covering the lawsuit for Bolts, and joins us with more details.Pennington Biomedical Research launched a new initiative earlier this month that aims to reduce rates of childhood obesity in Louisiana. Melissa Martin, director of Greaux Healthy, joins us to discuss the group's work.—Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman, Adam Vos and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, the NPR App and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

The legislative session is over...so what happened? We go over things with Stephen Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council.

Russ Ingalls, Vermont Senator-Orange District, joins Kurt & Anthony to talk about this year's Legislative Session.

This week, we're joined by the Director of Government Affairs from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs and a Minnesota State Senator to discuss the 2025 legislative session and receive updates from the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Guests include: Jon Kelly – Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Sen. Aric Putnam – Minnesota Senate Director […] The post 2025 Legislative Session appeared first on Minnesota Military Radio.

State Rep. Josh Turek, a Democrat from Council Bluff's 20th District, talks about the recently concluded legislative session in Iowa and his concerns about Medicaid cuts in Washington.

How do Texas teachers grade the Texas Legislature's big education session? Listen to TribCast live from the Austin Central Library.

In this episode of ITR Live, the team reviews the final actions taken by Governor Kim Reynolds as the 2025 Iowa legislative session comes to a close. With the deadline for gubernatorial action now passed, the conversation highlights which bills received her signature, which didn't, and what it all means for Iowa taxpayers.Chris Hagenow and John Hendrickson walk through key legislation signed into law—emphasizing wins for taxpayers, education freedom, and limited government. They also explore the strategic implications of a few notable vetoes or omissions, as Governor Reynolds continues to shape her policy legacy in Iowa.The episode takes a broader view of what the 2025 session accomplished, particularly in the context of Reynolds' past tax reform victories and the expectations that will follow in 2026. Chris and John close with speculation about what comes next—both for Iowa's fiscal priorities and the emerging 2026 election landscape.

It was quite the busy week at the state Capitol to close out the 2025 Legislative Session - from Democratic leaders sounding the alarm on federal Medicaid cuts to Rep. Elise Stefanik taking aim at Gov. Kathy Hochul. We'll unpack the news driving the last week of session with Alex Gault, of the Watertown Daily Times and Northern New York Newspapers, and Jeongyoon Han, of WXXI and the New York Public News Network. We dive into the history and support Kyra's Law - a bill that would requires courts to evaluate abuse allegations and safety risks in deciding custody and visitation for children.   EXPLORE MORE: nynow.org

* We take a look at the legal arguments over the National Guard, the Marines, and immigration and ICE with law professor Jamie Rowen. * The legislative session is over...but the Governor wants a special session

In this week's episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan speaks to Colorado State Senator Dylan Roberts. Roberts represents a swing district in the Western part of his state - including ski resort towns, mountain communities, and rural areas. Roberts discusses how he set priorities for this year's legislative session, including what it took to close a $1.2 billion dollar shortfall, as well as his work to pass two bipartisan housing bills to increase supply and bring down costs. He details what he hears from his constituents, as well as what Democrats often misunderstand about rural communities in his state, and emphasizes the need for mutual understanding across party lines. Tune in to learn about Dylan Roberts' Obama days and what inspired him to run for public office.    IN THIS EPISODE:  • [01:47] Welcoming Senator Dylan Roberts to the show. • [02:16] How Colorado's 2025 Legislative Session went and the overarching theme. • [05:44] The major housing concern and what his strategy is to tackle this. • [10:50] Senator Roberts shares advice for leaders wanting to get legislation passed. • [13:45] Why the housing problem is basically the same across all areas. • [16:58] What National Democrats misunderstand about rural areas in Colorado. • [19:58] Why he believes mutual understanding from all factions of parties is imperative. • [21:56] The biggest issues Senator Dylan sees coming up at town halls. • [26:52] How working with President Obama and his brother inspired him to get into politics.

More than 4,000 bills were introduced during the 2025 General Assembly session, with only 286 gaining final legislative approval. The CBIA BizCast team sat down with CBIA vice president of public policy Chris Davis to break down the session and some of the important bills that will impact the business community. “There were a lot of long nights right at the end of session, especially in those last few days,” Davis said. Much of the focus in the last days of the session centered on the state budget. The $55.8 billion budget adopted by the state legislature uses fiscal guardrail workarounds and business tax hikes to increase state spending by $2.6 billion over the next two years. Davis said the workarounds to the fiscal guardrails are troubling for businesses. “For us in the business community, they're not just talking points these caps,” he said. “They are truly what gives us predictability, sustainability, and stability. “Boosting up that spending beyond what we can really afford is what gives us a lot of pause, because that's going to lead to future tax increases, something that we know that businesses simply can't afford here in Connecticut.” The budget did create a new endowment that will pay for early childhood development programs. “We're happy to see that this expansion happens because getting more people back into the workforce, having them have the ability to afford that childcare in order to go back to work is very important,” Davis said. “We just felt like there was much better ways that we could have funded it and be more sustainable over a longer period of time.” Davis said the session did feature some important “wins” for the business community and state economy. Those bills include reforming the apprenticeship hiring ratios for trades industries, raising the R&D tax credit for bioscience companies, and addressing potentially costly changes to the workers' compensation system. Davis also highlighted the importance of key permitting reforms and replacing the outdated Transfer Act with new release-based cleanup regulations. “We really see this as one of the biggest economic wins that we've had in decades here,” he said. “We're really looking forward to working with our partners in state government in order to implement them.” Davis did note that there was a lot of focus on preventing costly labor mandates and healthcare policies from being enacted. While the 2025 session may be over, that does not mean the work ends for CBIA's policy team. They're working with state agencies to implement the new regulations and other bills. And the team will also spend the coming months engaging with members and legislators. That includes coordinating legislator visits at businesses around the state, listening tours, and reviewing CBIA's annual Survey of Connecticut Businesses. Those conversations and feedback will help inform CBIA's policy solutions for the 2026 legislative session. “It's important for businesses to know that we are here getting your feedback, not only from things that just passed this past session, but also things that you would like to see change going forward,” Davis said. Related Links: CBIA Website: https://www.cbia.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbia/ Chris Davis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-c-davis/

State Senators plan to adjourn on Friday, with the Assembly following soon after. Albany insider Jack O'Donnell tells us what's being done before lawmakers go on recess.

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Watch #texasvaluesreport live now with special guest Representative Steve Toth, District 15, and host Jonathan Saenz, President & Attorney for Texas Values as they discuss key legislation that passed this session. #txlege Follow Representative Steve Toth on X https://x.com/Toth_4_Texas Texas Values Helps Lead Major Wins at the 2025 Legislative Session. But There's Still More Work to Do! https://txvalues.org/texas-values-helps-lead-major-wins-at-the-2025-legislative-session-but-theres-still-more-work-to-do/ Breaking! Texas House Passes Ten Commandments Bill https://txvalues.org/breaking-texas-house-passes-ten-commandments-bill/ Breaking! Texas Senate Passes Women's Bill of Rights https://txvalues.org/breaking-texas-senate-passes-womens-bill-of-rights/ VICTORY! Texas House Passes Bill to Get Porn Out of School Libraries https://txvalues.org/victory-texas-house-passes-bill-to-get-porn-out-of-school-libraries/ VICTORY! SB 11, Prayer in Schools Bill, Passes Texas House! https://txvalues.org/victory-sb-11-prayer-in-schools-bill-passes-texas-house/ Breaking! Texas House Passes Bill to Stop City Councils Using Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Abortion Travel https://txvalues.org/breaking-texas-house-passes-bill-to-stop-city-councils-using-taxpayer-dollars-to-fund-abortion-travel/ Breaking! Graduate to an Advanced Level of Citizenship with Launch of Texas Values University https://txvalues.org/breaking-graduate-to-an-advanced-level-of-citizenship-with-launch-of-texas-values-university/ Breaking! Odessa Women's Privacy Ordinance Approved! Council Makes No Changes https://txvalues.org/breaking-odessa-womens-privacy-ordinance-approved-council-makes-no-changes/ Join us for legislative updates and benefit lunches hosted by Texas Values across the state of Texas https://txvalues.org/events/ Save the Date for Texas Values 2025 Texas Faith Fest September 26-27 at Great Hills Baptist Church. Check out a preview of last year's Texas Faith Fest at http://texasfaithfest.com/ Sign up for text alerts by texting the word TXVALUES to 797979 Help us build our channel so we can maintain a culture of Faith, Family, & Freedom in Texas by interacting with us; like, comment, share, subscribe! For more about Texas Values see: Txvalues.org To support our work, go to donate.txvalues.org/GivetoTexasValues

* Has your grocery bill kept going up? Have you changed what you buy because of the costs? * The legislative session ends Thursday. We recap some of the big issues lawmakers have tackled...and what they're still working on in the final days.

In this episode of Smoke Filled Room, Mackenzie and Brad dive into the top five moments of the latest Texas legislative session. From the pivotal ESA bill vote to the unexpected Senate vs. House showdown over judicial pay raises, they cover the key turning points and surprise elements that defined this session. They also discuss the potential for a special session focusing on congressional redistricting and the ongoing scuffle with Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Plus, they share funny highlights like the infamous 'Gavel Gate' and Ms. T's rousing speech against pimpsListen to more Smoke Filled Room podcasts from our team wherever you get your podcasts. If you like what you hear, subscribe and leave us a review.

Texas lawmakers wasted no time this legislative session setting up a school voucher program, and eventually passed an $8.5 billion public school funding bill. And, lawmakers found new ways to impact the lives of LGBTQ-plus Texans. But some items are yet to be decided. Will Gov. Greg Abbott veto a bill banning virtually all consumable hemp in Texas? And will voters approve increases to homestead exemptions on property taxes and changes to the bail system? Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by KUT's Blaise Gainey to get into it all.  Learn more about the sponsors of this June 9th episode: Tecovas XOXO Downtown Austin Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter.  Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce, joins Kurt & Anthony to discuss this year's Legislative Session.

Communities across Montana are learning about policy that passed during the 2025 Legislative Session and how it affects them.

This Day in Maine for Friday, June 6th, 2025.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Robby Korth talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civic Leader Andy Moore about the recently wrapped legislative session, the troubled state mental health agency and how Gov. Kevin Stitt and lawmakers tried to curtail the power of State Superintendent Ryan Walters.The trio also discusses Stitt's high-use of the veto pen and how state lawmakers responded, and discuss their highs and lows of the session.

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (R-57) discusses accomplishments from the recently completed session, including tax reform, cutting government waste and restricting cell phone usage in schools and cars, and talks about ongoing property tax reform efforts.

Governor Kevin Stitt has declared the 2025 Legislative Session the best of his seven years in office as lawmakers deliver on many of governor's priorities.

On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Lauren Dake, Bryce Dole and Dirk VanderHart discussed the major things happening in Salem, as lawmakers race to a conclusion in the coming weeks. This episode was available live on OPB.org/livestream or on OPB's YouTube page. They discussed the transportation package, gun legislation, foster care bills, the budget, the overall tone of the session and much more. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.  

The 2025 legislative session is over. Our StateImpact Oklahoma reporters were following several bills and issues related to education, healthcare and energy policy. StateImpact managing editor Logan Layden looks back with them as they discuss the highlights.Mentioned in this episode:Social Media tags

Join us on #texasvaluesreport with special guest Senator Mayes Middleton (SD-11) and host Jonathan Saenz, President & Attorney for Texas Values as they discuss key legislation passed during the 2025 Legislative Session. Texas Values Helps Lead Major Wins at the 2025 Legislative Session. But There's Still More Work to Do! https://txvalues.org/texas-values-helps-lead-major-wins-at-the-2025-legislative-session-but-theres-still-more-work-to-do/ Breaking! Texas Senate Passes Women's Bill of Rights https://txvalues.org/breaking-texas-senate-passes-womens-bill-of-rights/ Breaking! Texas House Passes Ten Commandments Bill https://txvalues.org/breaking-texas-house-passes-ten-commandments-bill/ VICTORY! SB 11, Prayer in Schools Bill, Passes Texas House! https://txvalues.org/victory-sb-11-prayer-in-schools-bill-passes-texas-house/ For a full list of events across the state of Texas, visit http://txvalues.org/events/ Help us build our channel so we can maintain a culture of Faith, Family, & Freedom in Texas by interacting with us; like, comment, share, subscribe! For more about Texas Values see: Txvalues.org To support our work, go to donate.txvalues.org/GivetoTexasValues

John Rodgers, Vermont Lt Governor, joins Kurt & Anthony to talk about this year's Legislative Session.

The 83rd session of the Nevada Legislature wrapped up Monday night and the reviews — well, our guest today, Nevada Independent Capital Bureau Chief Tabitha Mueller, tells co-host Sarah Lohman that it ended with more of a "whimper" than a "bang." So what exactly did our lawmakers get done for Southern Nevada, who came out looking good, and did Governor Lombardo keep his promise of "no new taxes?" Update: Governor Lombardo's health care bill, mentioned in this episode, was not approved by the Assembly on the final day of the session. Be sure to check out the Nevada Independent's bill tracker and their Lombardo veto tracker for the latest on the legislation. Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 83rd regular session of the Nevada Legislature ended Monday night, and hundreds of bills are now on Republican Governor Joe Lombardo's desk for final approval.

Aliah Rowe is the Digital Media Director at For AR People. During legislative session, she hosted their weekly YouTube videos explaining nuanced legislation and created content for their various platforms.

* We check in with Democratic State Representative Matt Willard for his take on how the session is going and what he'd like to see in the remaining days. * 1,522 bridges in Louisiana were rated as being in “poor condition.” That's 12% of the bridges in the state.

Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discussed the Bears' continued pursuit of a new stadium and the challenges they face.

During the 2025 Legislative Session, Senate Leadership violated Wyoming ethics laws by allowing political operatives to use legislative offices for their political activities.  Statute 9-13-105 clearly prohibits the use of state facilities for any political purposes.

Oklahoma lawmakers have officially closed shop until next spring.Lawmakers overrode a veto on a bill allowing state funding for an OSBI office dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous persons.A new Oklahoma City-funded program is diverting emergency mental health calls to social workers, peer support specialists and paramedics.You can find the KOSU Daily wherever you get your podcasts, you can also subscribe, rate us and leave a comment.You can keep up to date on all the latest news throughout the day at KOSU.org and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Bluesky and Instagram at @KOSURadio.This is The KOSU Daily, Oklahoma news, every weekday.

Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City on Monday to take part in a high-stakes special session. Gov. Mike Kehoe wants legislators to pass state relief for tornado victims, some unfinished capital improvement projects, and an incentive package to keep the Chiefs and the Royals in Missouri. Missouri State Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, discusses the upcoming session and how tensions from the regular session may shape what happens next.

Lawmakers are trying to finalize a budget and other items before adjournment.

Oklahoma lawmakers went down to the wire to complete their work in the 2025 legislative session - ending on the final day the Constitution allows.

We're tracking every bill and every vote in the Louisiana Legislature. Join me as I walk you through our new Legislative Session Dashboard.

Todd Myers breaks down why he believes Washington's 2025 session squandered chances to curb emergency powers and spending, instead approving record tax hikes that hit every wallet. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washingtons-2025-legislative-session-doubled-down-on-a-decade-of-decline/ #WAleg #Opinion #TaxPolicy

This episode reviews the most impactful housing legislation passed in Washington State's intense 2025 session, including new rent control measures, changes to eviction procedures, and reforms to promote housing development. The following are among the laws signaling significant changes ahead for both renters and property owners across the state.

On this week's interview Paul sits down with New Mexico House Minority Leader Rep. Gail Armstrong. They discuss her rural district and added responsibilities as minority leader. They address the recently-completed legislative session and its challenges. Mostly, Paul and Rep. Armstrong discuss education policy in New Mexico and a recent forum in Albuquerque at which Sen. Mimi Stewart and Armstrong engaged in a discussion over early childhood reading and Mississippi's educational successes. Check out this important conversation! 

Capitol News Illinois Statehouse Reporter Ben Szalinski joins Megan Lynch as the legislative session is set to end this week in Springfield.

In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year.

Last week, The Colorado Sun hosted an event at the University of Denver recapping the state's 2025 legislative session. On today's podcast, we're featuring an excerpt of that event. Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul and Megan Verlee, public affairs editor at Colorado Public Radio, interviewed Colorado Senate President James Coleman and House Speaker Julie McCluskie live at DU. The Sun and CPR News are partners through the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. Learn more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/09/colorado-legislature-2025-themes/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Santos is a reporter for Axios covering Seattle and the State Legislature. We've been podding with Melissa since 2017. She is a regular on the show and one of our most requested and re-requested...