The Senate passed legislation to reopen the government after eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party and supplied critical backing. The measure now heads to the House.

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College administrators and faculty collaborated on the policy revision to ensure shared governance continues while abiding with the new law.

Sen. Tom Leek’s SB 434 would stop property appraisers from boosting a home’s “just value” just because the homeowner adopted “changes or improvements made to improve the property’s resistance to wind damage,” which people often do to fortify their properties and lower their insurance costs.

The Senate passed legislation last night to reopen the government and end the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats split with their party and joined Republicans to break the logjam. The vote was 60-40, with every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voting in favor of the measure.

A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote, teeing up consideration of final passage, expected within days. But one GOP senator has a plan to strike the provision,