Kansas Daily News Wire March 28, 2024
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by State Affairs
30m ago
Welcome to the Kansas Daily News Wire, your daily roundup of top state and political stories from newsrooms across Kansas. — Hawver’s Capitol Report/State Affairs Pro Kansas STATE House, Senate on road to conference committee over tax plan: With the House showing bipartisanship with a 123-0 vote Wednesday on a tax bill, the biggest battle will be with the Senate as the legislation heads on the road to a conference committee. (State Affairs Pro)  House approves trio of bills related ... The post Kansas Daily News Wire March 28, 2024 appeared first on State Affairs ..read more
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Front-running Braun a debate target
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by Brian A. Howey
30m ago
INDIANAPOLIS — The night of March 22, a shallow backwater of the World Wide Web lit up: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun had missed a $1.2 trillion budget vote. The Eric Doden campaign’s spin was this: “Braun’s campaign sent a desperate fundraising solicitation to supporters just hours after skipping the vote. In it the campaign said: ‘We may have to scale back our get-out-the-vote efforts if we don’t hit our goal. And with less than two months until Election Day, that ... The post Front-running Braun a debate target appeared first on State Affairs ..read more
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Insider for March 28, 2024
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by NC Insider
11h ago
YOU DON’T SAY “Sometimes the fuel is not in the fuel tank anymore, because of some of the hostility…” N.C. State Board Elections executive director, Karen Brinson Bell, on difficulties retaining county elections directors. (CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 3/27/24) Elections Directors Mehr Sher, CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 3/27/24 Over the past five years, North Carolina counties have changed elections directors 58 times, according to the N.C. State Board Elections, with seven already this year. The state board’s executive director, Karen Brinson Bell, raised ... The post Insider for March 28, 2024 appe ..read more
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3 takeaways from Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate
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by Jarred Meeks
11h ago
Three Republicans vying to be the state’s next governor ramped up attacks on the gubernatorial front-runner, U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, during a televised Wednesday debate. Five of the six Republican candidates — Braun, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, former Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers, Fort Wayne businessman Eric Doden and former Attorney General Curtis Hill — qualified for the debate, hosted by WISH-TV. Jamie Reitenour was the lone GOP candidate to be excluded from the event. Her campaign said she was disqualified for not meeting a $300,000 fundraising stipulation by December. Here are three takeaw ..read more
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Senate rejects constitutional convention resolution, passes more bills
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by Brett Stover
11h ago
The Senate rejected a resolution to call for a constitutional convention on term limits Wednesday afternoon. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1609, which would have called for a single-issue convention to institute congressional term limits, received a 24-15 vote — short of the required constitutional majority. Sen. Cindy Holscher, D-Overland Park, pointed out during debate that the average length of service in Congress is six to eight years. She also said term limits were in the Articles of Confederation, but the founders ... The post Senate rejects constitutional convention resolution, passes mo ..read more
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‘Biden Bucks,’ abortion coercion debated & passed in Senate
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by Brett Stover
14h ago
Issues the Senate debated Wednesday included bills on abortion coercion and banning “Biden Bucks.” House Bill 2436, which would create the crime of abortion coercion, drew a proposed amendment from Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, D-Lenexa. She proposed changing the term “abortion” to “reproductive” to criminalize all forms of reproductive coercion. It’s a change similar to one adopted by the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs. Sykes said the amendment addresses coercion to take contraception and similar acts. Sen. ... The post ‘Biden Bucks,’ abortion coercion debated & passed ..read more
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Voting ‘no’ is a legislative way of life for these two Georgia lawmakers
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by Tammy Joyner
14h ago
ATLANTA  —When it comes to voting ‘no’,  Rep. Charlice Byrd and Sen. Colton Moore are the top two naysayers in the Georgia General Assembly.  The two conservative, Republican lawmakers have been in lockstep on several key pieces of legislation throughout the session. Between them, they’ve voted no on nearly 200 bills, often casting the lone dissenting vote. Each was the only lawmaker in their chamber, for instance, to vote no on the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget.  In fact, the two legislators have voted in unison on a number of bills this session that will impact Georgia ..read more
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Statehouse memorial service for Sen. Breaux set for next week
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by Tom Davies
16h ago
Memorial services for the late state Sen. Jean Breaux will include a public program at the Statehouse Rotunda next week. Breaux, who died March 20 at the age of 65, will be honored with a public viewing in the Rotunda set for 4-7 p.m. April 5, the Senate Democratic Caucus announced Wednesday. An official memorial program is planned for 5 p.m. A Celebration of Life for Breaux is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 6 at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 9610 E. 42nd St. in Indianapolis. Viewing is planned for 9-11 a.m. at the church. Breaux, a Democrat, had represented District 34, which covers much of nort ..read more
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Democrats eye more candidates for new bid against GOP House supermajority
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by Tom Davies
16h ago
State Democratic Chair Mike Schmuhl sees a larger field of Democrats running for legislative seats this year as a boost toward his party’s hope of ending the 12-year full Republican supermajority hold on the General Assembly.  Schmuhl and Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn joined three candidates for suburban Indianapolis legislative seats on Wednesday for the start of “Break the Supermajority” events Democrats plan around the state.  Democrats have fallen short the past five election cycles in their goal of breaking the ... The post Democrats eye more candidates for new bid against GOP Ho ..read more
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Sky-high lottery jackpots equal windfall for Georgia education
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by Issac Morgan
16h ago
Georgia Lottery jackpots are once again up for grabs to lucky winners, with the Powerball soaring to $865 million and the Mega Millions has reset to $20 million. That’s because a winner walked away this week with the more than $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, according to reports.  The next drawing for Powerball is tonight.  Since the last Powerball jackpot drawing on Monday, it has generated approximately $17.5 million for education in the state, a Georgia Lottery representative told State Affairs on Wednesday. Georgia Lottery players have won approximately $8.6 million in Powerbal ..read more
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