Politics and Government News

Senate panel backs $1 million plan to recruit police officers
The senate judiciary advanced legislation to fund a $1 million effort to lure recruits to police jobs amid staffing shortages.
Lawmaker hurt while snowmobiling with colleague
Republican Sen. John Jasinski broke ribs, his pelvis and a vertebrae Friday when he was thrown from a snowmobile Friday after a high speed turn that sent him flying. 
Biden task force releases report to strengthen labor unions
A Biden administration task force has issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report released Monday includes 70 recommendations.
This week at the Capitol: Focus on jobless fund
As the Legislature enters its second week, a push to replenish a pandemic-battered unemployment fund will get plenty of attention and possibly quick action.
Explaining the U.S. military presence in Europe as 2,000 more troops deploy
The number of U.S. troops in Europe has shrunk dramatically since the end of the Cold War — but tensions with Russia since 2014 have prompted U.S. leaders to beef up numbers and move troops eastward.