Grijalva's swearing-in kicks off a procedural calendar that would put the issue to a vote in a matter of weeks.

With just days left for organizers of a petition drive to collect signatures to get the issue of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants on next year’s ballot, a state lawmaker has obtained a list of 10,000 signatures that were disqualified. Those ...

In another step toward broader regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), on August 29, 2024, New Jersey, New Mexico, and North Carolina (the States) submitted a petition (Petition) urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency ...

As the House of Representatives returns, lawmakers trying to force a vote on the Epstein files got their last signature. What next?

In both Ford and Iroquois counties, nominating petitions are available at local election officials’ offices for candidates for the April 7, 2015, consolidated election. For candidates to appear on the ballot, they must file their petitions, with the minimum number of signatures, between Dec. 15 and Dec. 22. Following is a list of seats up for election in the Paxton Record’s coverage area ...

On March 5, 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity and several other groups submitted a petition to the California Fish and Game Commission (the Commission) to list the western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) as endangered or threatened ...

Petersburg troller Mark Roberts working on his fishing vessel, the Cape Cross, on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK) The federal government is considering a request that would grant Gulf of Alaska king salmon Endangered Species Act protections.

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition to list the Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) as Endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Acceptance of the petition initiates the rule-making ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency has concluded that a petition seeking to list Alaska’s cold-water corals as endangered or threatened does not contain enough information to make the case. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday ...