By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — With their newfound majority, Virginia Republicans want to resurrect a proposal that would tighten voter-identification requirements. The measure failed to clear the state Senate last year.

By Benjamin Yount | Statehouse News Online

INDIANAPOLIS — The absence of House Democrats during Gov. Mitch Daniels’ State of the State address has Indiana's House Republican leader drawing a line in the sand in the battle over the proposed right-to-work measure.

"Today was a turning point," state House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, said after the address at the [...]

By Benjamin Yount | Statehouse News Online
INDIANAPOLIS — In less than seven minutes, eight Republicans pushed Indiana’s right-to-work legislation — which would affect about 1 percent of workers — out of committee and to a final vote Friday in the state’s House of Representatives.

By Benjamin Yount | Statehouse News Online
INDIANAPOLIS  —  Indiana Democrats may not be able maintain their absence from the Indiana House to prevent a vote on that state’s right-to-work legislation.

The Indiana House was scheduled to resume at 1:30 p.m., but it is unclear if the 40 Democratic state representatives will show up.