The House Ethics subcommittee said its investigation substantiated the charges in a criminal indictment facing the Democratic politician.

The New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee voted 6-4 along party lines to advance a bill that would ban the sale of certain guns and require firearms dealers to maintain thorough records of every gun they’ve sold.

The resolutions now head to the House for a full vote.

Leaders of three immigration enforcement agencies are set to testify before House and Senate committees next month.

A bill to regulate e-bikes vroomed through a House committee, with supporters looking to help local communities grappling with a growing number of collisions and other problems due to the e-bikes’ explosive popularity. The House Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee advanced HB 243 unanimously.

Committees in the Maryland House of Delegates and state Senate have each passed legislation to end local formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending the legislation to the floor of both chambers.

A priority for Governor Wes Moore is moving forward as a bill to redraw the state's congressional maps earlier than usual is moving forward.

The bill, SB 516, whose chief sponsor is Sen. Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha, would raise the minimum starting salary of teachers in West Virginia to $50,000 plus provide an annual $2,000 raise for all teachers and an additional $1,200 raise for math and special education teachers.

With only 6 opposing votes — all from Maryland Republican members — and two amendments, the Maryland House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee voted to pass House Bill 488, pushing the new redistricting map forward to the House floor.