Just last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined a bipartisan chorus of governors in denouncing a Biden administration plan they said would strip states of powers guaranteed to them under federal law.

State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa operates independently from Hochul's office because of a firewall enshrined in the state constitution and statute. The commissioner of the state Education ...

President Trump’s push to expand and consolidate power is ramping up on multiple fronts, even as the government shutdown holds center stage on Capitol Hill. Trump’s actions are sharpening critics’ ...

A fight between Republicans and Democrats in the US could lead to an October 1 federal government shutdown. Democrats are trying to leverage the must-pass bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies; ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is ready to build a utility-scale nuclear power plant and would seek funding from the private sector to make it a reality. The governor on June 23 provided ...

Every autumn brings its rituals: football, spectacular fall colors, and in Washington, the countdown to a government shutdown. Once a rare emergency, these funding standoffs have become as routine as ...

(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Just last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined a bipartisan chorus of governors in denouncing a Biden administration plan they said would strip states of powers guaranteed to them ...

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