DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Iowa lawmakers clocked in Monday morning for the 2016 legislative session. Shortly after that, something special happened in the House of Representatives: the first female House speaker – Representative Linda Upmeyer
House Speaker Paul Ryan said that if controversial candidate Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination, he will support him. "Yes, I will. I'll support whoever our nominee is," Ryan told TODAY's Matt Lauer on Wednesday. Closed Captioning.
The Louisiana House of Representatives broke ranks with Edwards and picked a Republican, New Iberia Rep. Taylor Barras, as their speaker with 56 of the 105 House members votes. Edwards had been backing another candidate, New Orleans Democrat
TALLAHASSEE | To the surprise and delight of lawmakers who have long backed the proposal, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli on Tuesday called for eliminating a five-year waiting period for children of legal immigrants to be eligible for the state's
The race for Louisiana Speaker of the House pits more than two candidates against one another. It pits the Federalist Papers concept of divided government versus the traditional Pelican State notion that the Governor can choose his candidate to run the