Ultimately, the version worked on in the House Redistricting Committee was perfected in an 84-60 vote.
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County Executive Sam Page, the incumbent, ended the quarter with more cash on hand.
A proposal from Sen. Bill Eigel ignited debate on charter school development and public school operations in a Senate Education Committee.
An attempt to put forth a 7-1 map in favor of Republicans failed when the speaker ruled in favor of a Democrat's point of order.
Jeff Roorda is a former state representative and longtime police officer in Jefferson County.
Running for an open seat, Rachl Aguirre hopes to become the next conservative state representative for Jackson County.
"We need this. This is really going to help people," Sen. Jill Schupp said of the bill.
The bill seeks to increase the threshold of voter passage of initiative petitions to two-thirds instead of a simple majority.
The new map puts Ray County under the 6th congressional district instead of splitting it between two.
It’s been a week of proposed rule changes in the Senate.