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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2023

5 key demands House conservatives are making before taking partial government shutdown off table

House members are back from their August recess on Tuesday, and the countdown officially starts until Sept. 30 tracking whether lawmakers can reach an agreement to fund the government.

OPINION September 7, 2023

Democrats want you to fund their socialist utopia or else. It’s time for GOP to call their bluff

Democrats want you to fund their socialist utopia or else. Republicans promised to stop it but haven't done so. There's still time for GOP House to call their bluff.

Arizona September 5, 2023

Arizona to direct $40M in COVID relief funds towards tutoring

Arizona's Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, announced Tuesday his intent to channel $40 million in pandemic relief money toward tutoring.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 28, 2023

Internal House GOP memo paints red lines for McCarthy in Congress' spending fight

A memo sent to House GOP lawmakers by the Republican Study Committee calls on Speaker McCarthy to push conservative agenda items through with any short-term spending deal.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2023

Ronny Jackson warns McCarthy losing speakership 'inevitable' if he doesn't cave to conservatives on spending

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, warned it might be "inevitable" for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to lose his House speakership if he does not take conservatives' points on spending seriously.

Wisconsin August 22, 2023

UW System to request $15M in withheld funds from Legislature

University of Wisconsin System leadership plans to request approximately half of the $32 in funding million withheld from the institution by the state Legislature in October.

Congress August 22, 2023

House Republican says he opposes all temporary government funding bills as shutdown looms

Rep. Matt Rosendale says House GOP leadership should have moved Congress' 12 appropriations bills more quickly to avoid the need for a continuing resolution.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 21, 2023

Freedom Caucus pours gasoline on Congress' heated spending fight as government shutdown fears grow

The House Freedom Caucus said it will withhold support for a continuing resolution, which could be the only way to avoid a government shutdown after Sept. 30, unless several conservative policy items are attached to it.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 17, 2023

Top conservative previews next government spending showdown, unveils demands to curb Biden 'abuse of power'

Rep. Chip Roy is calling on House Republicans to oppose any deal to fund the government unless it includes key conservative policy demands to take on the Biden administration.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 16, 2023

Conservatives wary after McCarthy floats stopgap spending plan to avoid government shutdown

Conservatives are cautiously eyeing the looming government spending fight after Speaker McCarthy said during a members-only call that a short-term extension of current fiscal priorities could be needed this year.

Wisconsin August 3, 2023

UW-Oshkosh announces mass layoffs in move to shrink $18M deficit

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh officials plan to lay off large numbers of employees and offer early retirement deals in hopes of lessening the struggling school's financial burden.