Michigan House Committee demands answers from utility leaders after recent outages
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North Texas lawmaker hoping to expand medical marijuana access
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Senate GOP populists push Republican colleagues to back railway regulations, arguing 'their voters' are the most affected by disasters
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Here's a list of hasty, ill-advised, just plain mean bills coming from Florida Legislature
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After Kansas abortion vote, lawmakers advance bill requiring care for infants 'born alive'
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Cruz proposes constitutional amendment to stop Supreme Court-packing
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- The Des Moines Register
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Catalytic converter bill named after fallen deputy heads to TX senate
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McCarthy vows end to massive ‘omnibus’ spending bills: ‘Not going to happen’
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