Missouri Senate weighs in on budget, adds highway funding and raises for low-income workers

Among changes promised by Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, who chairs the powerful panel, is the restoration of Gov. Mike Parson’s call for universities to get a 3% increase in their state funding, ... Read More

In a push for more housing density near transit lines, highway dollars have become a political football

The rules would apply to most Front Range cities and to Grand Junction, assuming they have what qualifies as high-frequency bus or rail service. Some metro-area suburbs have claimed this means they ... Read More

Democrats signal further increases to defense funding could come at cost for GOP

Prominent Democrats said Wednesday that any increases to defense spending beyond the budget limits agreed to as part of a bipartisan deal last year must also be met with parity for domestic ... Read More

When Failure Is the Only Senate Option

Members of the upper chamber are regularly holding votes on amendments that, by design, have no chance whatsoever of passage. Read More

Senate overwhelmingly advances $95B foreign aid package to Biden's desk

Senate lawmakers Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that will now head to President Joe Biden's desk after being stalled by Republicans in ... Read More

Senate Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden’s Desk

The overwhelming bipartisan vote for the long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package capped a tortured journey for the legislation on Capitol Hill. President Biden is expected to quickly sign it. Read More

Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate

The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, ending months of bitter fighting over $61 billion for the war in Ukraine that had deeply divided the Republican Party. The ... Read More

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Get a toll violation text from E-ZPass? It’s a fake. Miss Manners: Our friends have spouses with dementia. How can we help? Should we even ask if we can help? Jersey City municipal budget to be ... Read More

Senate on track to pass $95 billion foreign aid package Tuesday after months of delay

The Senate is expected to approve the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package Tuesday, as the legislation nears its final congressional action after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for ... Read More