Podcasts about Legislature

In this episode, Pete Codella, managing director of business services at the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, talks with Stephanie Frohman, associate director of the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University. Frohman shares her career journey and the critical work the institute is doing in Utah. With 27 years of experience as an engineer in medical devices, she transitioned into economic development, spending two decades at the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. Her passion for mission-based work led her to focus on natural resources, leading her to her current role, where she is pursuing a master's degree in natural resources to better understand Utah's unique environmental challenges and opportunities. Frohman highlights the institute's mission to connect decision-makers with high-quality research, providing evidence-based support for environmental and economic solutions. It produces an annual report for the governor and Legislature, translating complex research into accessible insights and serving as a resource for policymakers on land, water, and air issues. Frohman highlights the institute's proactive and reactive approaches, including its work with the Great Salt Lake Strike Team to baseline scientific understanding and its Bear Lake needs assessment to prevent future problems. It also engages students, offering professional development opportunities and involving them in policy discussions.

In this week's Capitol Chats episode, Rep. Christian Phelps, D-Eau Claire, says the 60% special education reimbursement Gov. Tony Evers is proposing should be a minimum, instead of the current 30% rate.

Federal dollars that help small growers experiment with farming more sustainably are drying up. One farmer in the Salinas Valley wants to find ways to keep her land nourished despite precarious funding. Reporter: Elena Neale-Sacks, KAZU A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on President Donald Trump's decision to send armed troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED Governor Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature are proposing to gut California's main source of homelessness funding. Reporter: Marisa Kendall, CalMatters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protect your pocketbook! Tell the legislature “No New Taxes!” by going to www.notaxor.com You have 24 hours before the Dems vote on it. Democrats say their massive cost of living increasing transportation tax plan will be repealed by the voters if they get the chance: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88538-billion-year-transportation-tax-hike-rejected-oregon-voters.html Kotek wants to steal your kicker to pay for wildfire fighting which isn't necessary if she would manage the forests like private timber does: https://oregoncatalyst.com/88618-gov-kotek-sign-striker-bill.html FBI director says Chinese plotted to create thousands of fake mail in ballots in 2020: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/fbi-director-kash-patel-announces-chinese-plot-create/ Trump assassination attempts come from Ukraine and not Iran: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/not-so-fast-netanyahu-trump-assassination-plots-trace/ Funny thing happened after ICE raid on Nebraska meat packing plant: Americans applied for the jobs: https://revolver.news/2025/06/a-funny-thing-happened-after-ice-raided-a-meatpacking-plant/ Fake news headline: no, Trump's new T1 phone will not be made in China: https://revolver.news/2025/06/a-funny-thing-happened-after-ice-raided-a-meatpacking-plant/  

L.A. city leaders have revealed how much its response to the anti-ICE protests has cost so far. The California legislature puts a freeze on Medi-Cal enrollment for immigrants without legal status. Shohei Ohtani is expected to make his long-awaited first pitch for the Dodgers tonight. Plus, more.Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comVisit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!Support the show: https://laist.com

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Doug Criscitello, Program Integrity Fellow at Arnold Ventures, returns to unpack the resurgence of impoundment in the federal budget discourse. Doug sheds light on the Impoundment Control Act's history and relevance, explains why the GAO is investigating 39 potential violations, and breaks down the tension between Executive authority and the Legislature's power of the purse. From rescission packages to apportionments and Anti-Deficiency Act risks, Doug offers a clear-eyed take on what lies ahead for agencies and appropriators as fiscal pressures mount.Show NotesArnold Ventures: Doug's Webinar on ImpoundmentICA: Impoundment Control Act of 1974GAO: Ruling on DOT ImpoundmentRescission Package Passed by the HouseDominic Pino's Op-Ed in the Washington PostADA: The Antideficiency Act of 1870Events on the GovNavigator's RadarJune 17th, 2025: Samuel J. Heyman Service to America MedalsJune 25th, 2025: ACT-IAC's Data & Analytics Forum

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After great worry about how the No Kings events would go on Saturday, there's relief and celebration on Monday as generally, things went quite peacefully and productively indeed: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/14/texas-protests-anti-trump-immigration-no-kings/?_bhlid=5ac4797cc26960c9770e89ecd115fa763f69b1c3There was a very low degree of violence or law enforcement friction at all of the dozens of No Kings events across the state: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/no-kings-protest-20376197.phpHow much did Governor Abbott spend activating an estimated 7,000 Texas National Guard members and extra DPS officers? Compared to Trump's activation in California, it could approach $200 million: https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/06/10/pentagon-says-deploying-marines-and-national-guard-to-la-will-cost-134-million/With No Kings and the 89th Legislature (hopefully) in the rear view mirror, it's time to start focusing on the upcoming elections in Texas over the next two Novembers: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/texas-democrats-candidates-2026-midterms-senate-governor/Happening tomorrow, Tuesday June 17: an online seminar on the state of the gun violence crisis in Texas hosted by Texas Gun Sense: https://txgunsense.org/calendar/?fbclid=PAAaYtK2VIS9GAOrM5k7dO3b40IebC4WxhEU6eHLviGVqWBA8oDLmmnWOMlbk&mibextid=Zxz2cZThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://store.progresstexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

As another legislative session comes to a close, we've seen many bills passed by the New Hampshire Legislature and many more left by the wayside. Some of this year's bills were “retained in committee,” which suggests the bills could be back next year. In this article, we'll talk about what it means to be retained in committee and look at some bills from this session that could make a comeback.  Listen as hosts Anna Brown and Mike Dunbar, of Citizens Count break it down in  $100 Plus Mileage. This podcast is produced in partnership with Citizens Count, Granite State News Collaborative and The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications at Franklin Pierce University.

State Senator Jim Abeler shares about his close relationship with John Hoffman and enormous pain he and other at the legislature are feeling after the shootings of John Hoffman and his wife, and murders of Melissa Hortman and her husband.

North Carolina lawmakers could push to take more power away from the governor this week. A final vote is expected on the REINS Act. It would let the Republican-controlled legislature block new rules proposed by state agencies overseen by the state’s Democratic governor. Supporters say it’ll create more accountability and reduce regulatory costs for businesses. Critics fear public health or public safety could be at risk. WRAL State Government reporter Will Doran explains what could happen next if it passes.  

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

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

Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free "Remember the Alamo" hat with an annual subscription to The Texan: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/The Texan's Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion.Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for the reporting team? Email editor@thetexan.news — they just might be answered on a future podcast.Texas Officials React to Anti-ICE Riots, Marines Deployed to Los Angeles'Best Session I've Ever Had': Abbott Recaps 89th Legislature, Hints at Property Tax CrusadeReforms to University Governing Boards in Texas Await Governor's SignatureTexas Secretary of State Refers 33 Alleged Noncitizen Voters to Attorney GeneralKumbayas, Defused Bombs, Third Rails: A Review of the 89th Legislative SessionIbogaine Research 'Consortium' to Treat Opioid Addiction Passes Texas LegislatureExpansion of Border Crime Landowner Compensation Program Awaits Abbott's SignatureUranium Mining, Nuclear Energy Expansion Bills Headed to Abbott's DeskCollege Athlete NIL Agreements Updated in New Texas Law

Minnesota lawmakers are breathing a bit easier now that they've finally adopted a new budget — roughly $66 billion over the next two years. The Legislature met earlier this week for a special session to get the work done. There were protests, long debates, stories of immigration, but lawmakers managed to pass 15 bills in less than one day. On this special podcast edition of Politics Friday, MPR politics editor Brian Bakst and reporter Ellie Roth take us through the action.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Politics Friday won't be coming to you every Friday this summer but will appear here and there in this podcast feed as events warrant.  Rest assured, we'll be back to a more-regular cadence this fall.  Subscribe to the Politics Friday podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS.   

Andrew Loftesnes is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Specifically, he served with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, which is the same unit that President Donald Trump has, controversially, deployed to Los Angeles to, as Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem put it recently, "liberate this city from the socialist and burdensome leadership" elected by local citizens. The deployment was "not only a direct threat to democracy and in my opinion a significant step towards autocracy, but also a direct betrayal of the young men and women who serve in the Marine Corps and other branches of the US military," Loftesnes said on this episode of Plain Talk. "The escalation 100% is the point," he added when asked if Trump's motive was to inflame an already delecate situation further. "Anyone who calls themselves a conservative politically, I think, should be horrified by this federal overreach," he said. Also on this episode, Attorney General Drew Wrigley explains his legal opinion concluding that Gov. Kelly Armstrong's line-item veto should stand, and that a special session isn't necessary. He points to Article V of the North Dakota constitution which states that the governor need send two things back to the Legislature when issuing a veto: A veto message, and the original bill, with the latter requirement being an anachronism from the pre-digital, pre-copy machine era when there would be only one copy of a given piece of legislation. Wrigley says that the veto message issued by Armstrong was accurate, and that whatever mistakes were made up the marked-up version of the bill Armstrong sent back alongside the message are irrelevant. "This isn't a hieroglyphics contest," he said. Armstrong's office is proceeding following Wrigley's opinion, but the Legislature, and specifically the Legislative Management Committee which Senate Majority Leader David Hogue chairs, has yet to decide whether they'll litigate or call themselves back into session to take further action. In public statements, Hogue was dismissive of Wrigley's opinion, saying his "understanding of the English language" and "respect for the rule of law" prevented him from going along with it. Wrigley says he's since spoken to Hogue, and that they laughed the matter off. "We had a conversation that afternoon," he said. "In fact, I had seen the quote that you just mentioned, and when he called me later in the afternoon, I asked him if he was calling to discuss the English language, at which point he started speaking Spanish. We started off with a pretty good laugh." If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive

Part 2 - Neville James is joined by the Legislature's Majority Leader, Senator Kurt Vialet for a discussion on a number of important problems concerning the territory.

Republicans on the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee made official on Thursday what had been apparent a few days earlier: a refusal to meet Gov. Tony Evers in the middle when it comes to each side's highest priorities. GOP lawmakers worked on a tax cut proposal but fell far short of what's needed to end the cycle of school referendums in the state. We'll hear from the state Senate Minority Leader. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and YouTube. Guest: Dianne Hesselbein

On "The Lead" - The X gets shut out at the Legislature. Then on "Page 2" - a wedding dress stuck due to tariffs?

As the State Legislature's Joint Finance Committee takes up public education funding, education advocates call for the veto of any budget from the Legislature that does not adequately fund education. Will the Governor listen to his grassroots base, and fight for a budget that meets Wisconsin's needs, or sign a partisan budget that shortchanges the people of Wisconsin? We encourage listeners to stop by our table at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention this weekend and pick up a sticker supporting a veto. We invite our listeners to volunteer for a Day of Action Phone Bank next Tuesday, June 17th, 5pm. We will be calling Democratic voters and encouraging them to be transferred to the Governor's office to leave a message for him. We discuss other upcoming action and events in support winning key priorities in the state budget. Tammy Baldwin rightly meets with Milwaukee parents and calls out RFK Jr for falsely claiming a federal team in Milwaukee helping with lead problem in schools, when that team was laid off. We review 2 more well attended “Hands Off Medicaid” Town Hall in Rice Lake and St. Croix Falls. We close with a deeper dive into the current authoritarian moment Trump's show of military force in LA to suppress largely peaceful protests reveals. We encourage attendance at the peaceful mobilization Saturday at No Kings Events, including 50 in Wisconsin.

06/12/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Al Carlson, the former Majority Leader of the ND House of Representatives from District 41. North Dakota’s attorney general said Wednesday Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto was “sound,” dismissing a differing conclusion by legislative staff that his intent was unclear and the Legislature should hold a special session to fix the error. The opinion by Attorney General Drew Wrigley means $35 million for housing programs Armstrong’s office unintentionally crossed out in a May line-item veto can move forward unless the matter is challenged in court or the Legislature reconvenes. Continue to read the full article at KFGO.com. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

* We break down the inflation report and how things are looking with President Trump's tariffs * Checking in with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain

Tommy checks in with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry.

A St. Paul woman is facing federal charges after allegedly assaulting a FBI agent during last week's search of a Minneapolis restaurant. In a criminal complaint, prosecutors allege the woman was recorded on video trying to punch an FBI SWAT officer as others in the crowd tried to stop her. She then allegedly kicked the agent before breaking free of the crowd and pushing another FBI agent.The state's response to protests following the murder of George Floyd five years ago was a point of contention in a congressional hearing Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before a House panel. Minnesota DFL Rep. Betty McCollum questioned sending the military to quell protests in Los Angeles. Hegseth responded by criticizing Minnesota's handling of those protests. He said the current deployment in California is needed so federal immigration agents can conduct their operations.Gov. Tim Walz says the Legislature showed they could work together despite being closely and deeply divided. After a regular session that featured a three-week holdout by Democrats in the House, two Senators facing criminal charges, special elections, a nearly even Republican-Democrat divide and adjournment without agreement, lawmakers came back to St. Paul and finished their work early Tuesday in a special session. A Becker County judge has denied all pretrial motions raised by state Sen. Nicole Mitchell's defense team in her upcoming criminal trial for burglary.

Leili Fatehi of Blunt Stretegies joins Korzo to talk about the cannabis industry in Minnesota and why she believes the legislature raising taxes on the product will be bad for consumers and retailers.

When former Congressman Earl Pomeroy looks at the protests today against the Trump administration and the so-called "big, beautiful bill" in Congress, he sees echoes of the 2009 protests that ended his tenure in elected office. "There's going to be an election day reckoning," Pomeroy, a Democrat who represented North Dakota in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2010, said on this episode of Plain Talk. What was interesting about this discussion is that many of the 2009-era "tea party" protests in North Dakota were organized, in part, by me. Pomeroy said that in 2009, there were times when voters would be "mad as hell out there" but Democratic leaders in Washington D.C. were dismissive. "The leadership would say to the nervous members not to worry. They'll get over it. Or, as has been said with the more recent demonstrations, or the passionate town halls, oh, these are paid agitators." He says he still thinks the 2009 protesters were operating on bad information, but that they should have been taken seriously. "What I found is the the concern, the anxiety, the anger was very real." North Dakota's political dynamics are different in 2025 than they were in 2009. At that time, our state was politically mixed, with an all-Democratic congressional delegation. Today, North Dakota's political landscape is more ideologically homogenous, and the protests against Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, as well as Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, have quite reached the critical mass that the 2009 demonstrations achieved. Still, Pomeroy has a warning for those Republicans: "I think these protests are real and I think that there's some people going to lose their seats over it." Also on this episode, Zachary Taylor and former Fargo City Commissioner Arlette Preston, representing Strong Towns Fargo, joined to discuss my recent column about sprawl in North Dakota cities, its impact on property taxes, and how property tax reform recently passed by the Legislature may force local governments to have some meaningful debate about it. If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive  

That sputtering sound you're hearing is coming from Republicans stammering about how their big bloated boondoggle of a budget bill doesn't actually cut Medicaid benefits to deserving Americans—when it actually does. Bigly. In fact, we need to correct our language from yesterday on just how much will be cut from the stable, affordable healthcare coverage that millions of working families rely on for security. We'll talk to a Madison area chef about why small business owners want the Legislature to stop its attempt to kill a working program that makes childcare more affordable. Also: We again torture our poor Wisconsin Rapids friend Melissa Kaye about her (cue dramatic music) Pigeon Quest! Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and YouTube. Guest: Evan Dannels

In these first months of his second term, President Trump has fired or attempted to fire thousands upon thousands of federal workers.  Notable among those affected by this unprecedented flexing of executive authority are leaders of independent agencies.  Peter Shane joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss two recent cases that have significant implications on our system of checks and balances and just how far the president is allowed to go when it comes to control over independent agencies.Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.orgHost: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACSGuest: Peter Shane, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.Link:  Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions, Just SecurityLink:  LawfareLink: Does Evidence Matter? Originalism and the Separation of Powers, by Cass SunsteinLink: The Supreme Court's Fed Carveout: An Initial Assessment, by Lev MenandVisit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | LinkedIn | YouTube -----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn't.----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.

In a marathon one-day special session that ended early this morning, the Legislature passed 15 bills, most of them dealing with the budget. And two Minnesotans — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democratic Representative Betty McCollum — sparred during a congressional hearing today in Washington.Those stories and more in today's evening update. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister.

Part 2 - Senate President Milton E. Potter of the 36th Legislature updates Jamilla and emphasizes the collective responsibility of lawmakers to work collaboratively. Potter acknowledged the challenges ahead but expressed confidence in their ability to address them.

Joe Cortright warns that Oregon's Legislature is pushing through a massive highway funding bill without accounting for soaring costs tied to the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-elephant-in-hearing-room-a/ #JoeCortright #I5Bridge #OregonTransportation #TollRevenue #GasTax #Vancouver #OpinionColumn #Legislature #FundingDelays

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. David Jacobs, statehouse reporter for LaPolitics Weekly, joins us.

* 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.

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If you've noticed a lot of ticks this year, you're not alone. Early data is showing a slight increase in tick activity this season. The Legislature's budget-writing committee unanimously voted to boost borrowing for state environmental loan programs. And, Green Bay's century-old coal piles could soon be moved under the terms of a deal approved by the Brown County Board.

  Well summer is here and with its arrival, the end of the state fiscal year will soon follow, and that means North Carolina legislators are under some pressure to pass a new state budget. Right now, however, despite complete Republican control of both the Senate and House, the two chambers remain far apart and […]

KSTP-TV political reporter Tom Hauser joins Chad for a live update on what's happening in St. Paul at the legislature today and if he believes they will be able to finish their work during the first day of a special session.

Publisher of Southeast Politics, Janelle Irwin-Taylor, gives an update on state budget negotiations and reaction to David Jolly entering the race for Governor.

This week it's Trump vs. Musk, last week it was Gov. Stitt vs. the Legislature, and the perpetual Ryan Walters vs seemingly everyone, we can't help but wonder - are men too emotional to be in leadership positions?

This week we're gonna catch up on the latest from the State House where the Legislature is racing toward the end of the session. There's a lot going on. But we're going to focus on a few highlights, starting with a conflict between Democrats and Republicans over a "red flag" bill that will appear as a ballot measure in November.

It's been about three weeks since the the Legislature adjourned from the 2025 session without completing a state budget.Since then, teams of negotiators have met, mostly in private, to try to chart a path to the end and craft remaining budget bills. Lawmakers will have to complete this task to avoid a partial government shutdown that would interrupt services in state parks, key health programs, driver's licensing exams and more. A one-day special session has been called for 10 a.m. Monday. Will there be enough votes to approve a final compromise? MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with two House leaders about a state budget and what could happen if the budget deal isn't met.  Later in the program, a look at the return-to-office for many state employees and a roundtable with Capitol journalists on everything happening in this not-so-quiet start to summer. Guests:  GOP Floor Leader of the House Harry Niska, Ramsey DFL Floor Leader of the House Jamie Long, Minneapolis Former Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget Jim SchowalterSubscribe to the Politics Friday podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS.   Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. 

Tom Hauser joins for a bunch of political talk while also sharing his strict and no-nonsense approach to sports nicknames.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced in May that she would not submit any more agency director nominations to the state Senate for confirmation, blaming what she called the "circus" environment for vetting her nominees. Hobbs has been battling the state Senate since she took office for her director nominees, who have gone through a rigorous and unprecedented vetting process. State Sen. Jake Hoffman heads the Committee on Direction Nominations, which recommends whether a nominee should get a vote of the full Senate. He self-identified on The Gaggle as "one of the most conservative members of the Legislature." This week on The Gaggle, we are joined by Sen. Hoffman to discuss why he thinks the stiff scrutiny on the governor's picks is justified. Later in the episode, Doug Cole, a Republican veteran of state government, joins to explore this unheard-of situation between the sitting governor and the leader of the Senate committee. Email us! thegaggle@arizonarepublic.com Leave us a voicemail: 602-444-0804 Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Guests: ⁠⁠Sen. Jake Hoffman, Doug Cole Hosts: ⁠⁠Ron Hansen⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Mary Jo Pitzl⁠⁠ Producer: ⁠⁠Amanda Luberto, Abby Bessinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Report shows that despite all the rhetoric from Governor Abbott and other state leaders, Texas itself is not participating with ICE under 287(g) agreements. This despite a bill that was just passed, SB 8, that sort-of (with no teeth) makes the state's sheriffs participate. What a flim-flam on all of us. Read the story, even DPS testified again the the bill.“According to Texas DPS data, more than 443,000 criminal noncitizens have been booked in Texas jails, The Center Square reported. Yet DPS and TDCJ have signed no MOAs with ICE.By contrast, Democratic-led Arizona's Department of Corrections and Massachusetts Department of Corrections are participating in the JEM.”Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Gun rights, Second Amendment bills that passed the Legislature.Texans will no longer be able to use food stamps (SNAP) to buy candy, soda. And, no “lab-grown meat” in Texas.Governor Abbott signs the bail reform measures that passed – not enough did including the most important related measures in SJR 87.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

North Texas drivers will pay more to use toll roads beginning in July. The North Texas Tollway Authority will increase rates beginning July 1 by an average of 1 cent per mile for TollTag holders, from 21 to 22 cents. ZipCash customers without toll tags pay double the TollTag rate. In other news, clouds of Saharan dust, originating in North Africa, have made their way across the Atlantic Ocean and are impacting states along the Gulf of Mexico this week, with some of the biggest effects expected in Florida; when Texas students head back to class in the fall, school could feel different. The Legislature approved a bevy of education-focused bills that target everything from cellphones to DEI work. And while several consequential school bills are headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk, many other proposals died in the final days of the session. Most notably, House and Senate members failed to reach an agreement on how to kill the STAAR test; and a McKinney resident won a million dollar Powerball prize during a drawing last month. The winner, who opted to remain anonymous, bought the ticket at a Walmart Supercenter in McKinney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas legislators took big strides to strengthen our water and grid systems this session. Will it be enough? Texas Tribune reporters Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras Ramos join the pod to discuss.

The 89th Legislature is history. We’ll look at what lawmakers accomplished and what was left to do.We continue our series on an adult literacy program in Texarkana that does much more than help people get an education – and why it could be a model for other parts of the state.A Houston-based aerospace company successfully […] The post Houston startup eyes two-hour flights across the Pacific appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Today endeth the 89th Texas Legislature as the 140 days have come to an end. Three big bills that were thought to be likely to pass did not. One of them puts election integrity in Texas in peril and is a handout to the “community organizers” of the Left; another is a big surprise to the public school folks as the effort to end the STAAR test failed at the last moment, and; the third is that a much needed judicial pay raise bill failed all because the old problem of legislators having linked their substantial pensions (yeah, I know you thought they didn't really get paid) to that of the state's judges.But, they did manage to spend a bunch of money and provide a meaningful property tax relief package (it could have been much larger.)Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Bad news: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist's lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission's lobbying fine.Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Victory Against Border NGO Allegedly Harboring Illegal Aliens. The ruling from the Texas Supreme Court is very interesting, read it here.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

We begin today's show with a look at the courts and how all three Trump SCOTUS appointees continue to subvert the agenda, despite throwing us a few bones on the most egregious lower-court rulings. We're joined by Andy Roth, president of the State Freedom Caucus Network, for an analysis of what went wrong and right with this year's legislative sessions. He points out that where the Freedom Caucuses were already large, such as Wyoming and South Dakota, we're already achieving policy victories. Where they are smaller, we are still in the exposure phase, which is important. He also has important advice for conservatives running for legislature and how they must not allow themselves to get bribed into doing bad things based on promises to move their legislation. Finally, we go round-robin across the country and analyze the opportunity to get better governors in key red states.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices