Part of the attention on the filibuster comes after the 2023-24 legislative session, when senators considered 78 cloture motions, 58 alone in 2023, the most in any year in legislative history.

287-1327 LD 10 – An Act to Add Political Affiliation as a Protected Class to the Maine Human Rights Act LD 12 – An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Apply to Legislative Caucuses With ...

Ashley Warbington is removed from a House committee meeting on immigration by State Troopers during a special session of the legislature Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, presents a bill in a House committee meeting on immigration during a special session of the legislature Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

they have really one shot to get a big legislative win, and that’s by getting around the filibuster through reconciliation. That’s the pattern we’re in, right? MERKLEY: Yes, with an amendment.

The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, handing an early legislative win to President Donald Trump and ...

It starts on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and ends Saturday, Mar. 22. Who makes up the legislative branch of New Mexico?The legislative branch is made up of the New Mexico State House of Representatives ...

Republicans aim to pass Trump’s agenda through a special budget reconciliation process that will bypass the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate and allow Republicans to pass the ...