SC Senate committee OKs retroactive teacher raises
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Senate committee approved Tuesday a measure to reinstate some teacher raises in this year’s budget.
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Sen. Rick Scott says GOP will flip at least four Dem Senate seats in 2022
Sen. Rick Scott predicted on Friday that the Republican Party will flip blue Senate seats to red in at least four states in the 2022 midterms, after earlier this week declaring that the civil war within the GOP is “canceled.”Â
Missouri Senate OKs bill to limit COVID-19 lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators passed a bill Tuesday to shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic.
New Mexico Senate considers $200 million in business relief
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A bill is headed toward a state Senate vote that would provide $200 million from the state general fund to thousands of businesses that experienced income declines in…
Senate sets 1st hearing into Capitol assault security failures
The Senate is poised to hold its first joint oversight committee hearing next Tuesday on the security preparations leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
What happened last week? The Senate held Trump’s second impeachment trial, acquitting the former president.
Summary List PlacementWhat happened last week? House impeachment managers last week brought their case against former President Donald Trump to the Senate for a five-day trial. Trump was charged with incitement of insurrection related to the deadly event at the Capitol on January 6. Trump was acquitted on Saturday. Monday Trump was photographed playing golf in…
Senate votes to consider witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment case, potentially extending trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate votes to consider witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment case, potentially extending trial.
Mississippi Senate: Ban transgender athletes on female teams
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transgender athletes would be banned from competing in girls’ or women’s sports in Mississippi schools and universities, under a bill that advanced in the Republican-controlled state Senate late Thursday night.
Senate planning to hold board in contempt in election fight
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who control the Arizona Senate were poised to hold the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in contempt Monday for failing to turn over voting machines and ballots from the November election that lawmakers want to examine…
Virginia Senate rejects bill on gun rental background checks
RCHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill aimed at preventing suicides at Virginia shooting ranges by requiring a background check for gun rentals has been rejected by the state Senate.
Virginia Senate passes death penalty abolition bill
The Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would abolish the death penalty
Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote…
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Can the Senate stop Trump running for president again?
Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to begin next week as he faces allegations of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol that took place on Jan. 6, the same day Trump spoke at a massive rally and encouraged a protest, claiming there was fraud in the 2020 election.