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Then-Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., listens during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in 2018. DeSantis, now Florida governor, issued a stay-at-home order for the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After delay, Florida Gov. DeSantis issues stay-at-home order

By Jacob Fischler
Posted April 1, 2020 at 6:38pm
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., center, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., offered an amendment to more directly address the troubled municipal bond market.

Stimulus bond fix may boost local governments more than cash

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 30, 2020 at 5:30am
A man prepares for a swab at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site on Quincy Street in Arlington, Va., on Thursday for residents who have symptoms and an order from a health care provider.

States get what they sought in coronavirus stimulus, but say it’s not enough

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 25, 2020 at 2:59pm
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday at the Javits Convention Center in New York. The center, which usually hosts conventions, was being converted into a temporary hospital COVID-19 patients.

States press harder for direct aid in stimulus measures

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 23, 2020 at 8:17pm
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center, is asking that half of a federal aid package under consideration go directly to states to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

States scramble for their fair share of federal pandemic aid

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 20, 2020 at 5:35am
Tourists on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu.

States expecting big revenue hit as COVID-19 slows the economy

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 13, 2020 at 11:41am
Beto O’Rourke’s Senate run helped Democrats flip 12 seats in the Texas state House in 2018. Democrat are targeting the chamber this year, but their candidates in competitive races have only raised two-thirds what Republicans have, an analysis found.

Democrats boost national fundraising for state legislatures

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 11, 2020 at 6:00am
A man wears a face mask while pushing his shopping cart in Alhambra, California, on Feb. 27, 2020. Health and emergency management officials told a Los Angeles City Council committee that there is “no reason to panic” locally about the coronavirus, known as COVID-19, but said preventative measures are being taken.

States counting on reimbursements for coronavirus response

By Jacob Fischler
Posted February 28, 2020 at 5:58pm
State-level highway planners are worried about a fall in gas tax revenue.

States wary of possible changes to highway funding

By Jacob Fischler
Posted February 7, 2020 at 6:30am
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey speaks beside President Donald Trump at a 2018 White House dinner. Ducey this year noted differences between “the Arizona way” and “D.C. politicians.” (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

State of the Union: Governors keep their distance from Trump

By Jacob Fischler
Posted February 4, 2020 at 10:04am
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who won an open race in 2018 by almost 10 percentage points, represents the type of successful candidate Democrats ran in congressional and statewide races that year: a relatively moderate woman who won in an evenly divided state by focusing on issues like health care, education and infrastructure. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images file photo)

Michigan’s moderate Democratic governor gets party’s spotlight

By Jacob Fischler
Posted February 4, 2020 at 6:30am
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signing the state's fiscal 2020 budget in his ceremonial office in the State House. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Rainy days ahead: States boost reserves anticipating slowdown

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 27, 2020 at 7:00am
North Carolina is among the states seeing increased attention from both parties on legislative races ahead of redistricting based on the 2020 census. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Gerrymandering potential sways state legislative targets

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 21, 2020 at 6:00am
Climate change youth activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court in September. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Court tells teen plaintiffs it can’t force climate policy changes

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 17, 2020 at 4:27pm
“You don’t see the inside-the-Beltway frenzy because we’re not inside the Beltway,” Herrera Beutler said of her constituents' attitude toward impeachment of the president. (Jacob Fischler/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment frenzy? Not so much in the other Washington

By Jacob Fischler
Posted November 14, 2019 at 11:30am
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks at an abortion rights rally at Supreme Court in Washington earlier this year. States face a decision on continuing to participate in the federal Title X family planning services program. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

As abortion ‘gag rule’ lands in court, states seek funding fix

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 23, 2019 at 11:03am
The EPA would ordinarily evaluate pesticide safety, but it has never done so for marijuana because the plant is illegal under federal law. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

As states legalize marijuana, pesticides may be a blind spot

By Jael Holzman and Jacob Fischler
Posted September 16, 2019 at 5:30am
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has endorsed several gun control proposals, including red flag and background check plans, but faces resistance from gun rights advocates and his fellow Republicans in the state Legislature. (Scott Olson/Getty Images file photo)

More states allowing gun seizures amid plague of mass shootings

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 11, 2019 at 6:00am
The Judicial Crisis Network spent millions to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the face of vocal protest like this one in September 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Conservative judicial group is top donor to GOP state elections arm

By Jacob Fischler and Ilana Marcus
Posted August 6, 2019 at 8:48am
A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled in June that federal courts can’t interfere with state lawmakers who draw political maps to entrench a partisan advantage — a decision that’s driving priorities in both parties ahead of 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Gerrymandering in mind, parties target state legislative races

By Jacob Fischler
Posted July 31, 2019 at 6:00am
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown authorized state police to round up the missing Republicans. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Oregon’s GOP senators are still missing after stopping carbon bill

By Jacob Fischler
Posted June 26, 2019 at 5:01pm
Emissions spew from a large stack at the coal fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Baltimore.

Trump energy plan faces legal blitz over weaker emissions standards

By Elvina Nawaguna and Jacob Fischler
Posted June 20, 2019 at 11:50am
Workers watch a gas flare at an oil well site in Williston, N.D., in 2013. The young climate activists in Juliana v. United States have argued that the federal  government’s policies supporting fossil fuel directly contributed to global climate change, which in turn threatens their lives and security. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images file photo)

Safe climate a constitutional right, young plaintiffs tell court

By Jacob Fischler and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted June 5, 2019 at 5:10am
An Uber self-driving car navigates the streets of San Francisco last year. California was one of the first states to enact rules of the road for vehicles using automation, and others have followed suit. Meanwhile, federal lawmakers have failed to act. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file photo)

Washington goes slow on self-driving cars, and states don’t mind

By Jacob Fischler
Posted May 14, 2019 at 5:00am
People protest outside the Supreme Court in April against the Trump administration’s proposal to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census. (Win McNamee/Getty Images file photo)

States spend big on make-or-break 2020 census

By Jacob Fischler
Posted May 9, 2019 at 5:00am
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will be tasked with rulemaking for the state’s first-in-the-nation data privacy law. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California remains ground zero for data privacy fight

By Jacob Fischler
Posted April 30, 2019 at 5:00am
Trump's election in 2016 boosted interest in the national popular vote — at least among Democrats. (Tom Williams, CQ Roll Call file photo)

Colorado joins effort to elect presidents by popular vote, go around Electoral College

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 18, 2019 at 3:24pm
Boxes with the Amazon logo turned into a frown face are stacked up after a protest against Amazon in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough on November 14, 2018, in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

State lawmakers seek ban on Amazon-like incentives

By Jacob Fischler
Posted February 20, 2019 at 1:32pm
In Colorado, liberal enthusiasm propelled Jared Polis into the governor’s mansion. But it wasn’t enough to carry any of three high-profile ballot measures supported by the state Democratic Party. (Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images file photo)

Which ballot measure would you rather have a beer with?

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 17, 2019 at 5:03am
Immigration rights protesters take over the Senate steps of the Capitol in 2017. In New Jersey, police will no longer be permitted to ask about a suspect’s immigration status. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

New Jersey Police Seek Immigrants’ Trust, Get Pushback From ICE

By Jacob Fischler
Posted December 19, 2018 at 5:03am
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, center, lost his bid for re-election in November, but the Republican Legislature has passed legislation curtailing the authority of his Democratic successor and the incoming Democratic attorney general.  (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Wisconsin GOP’s Lame-Duck Play: ‘A New Philosophy of Governing’

By Jacob Fischler
Posted December 5, 2018 at 3:14pm
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, is receiving 2020 presidential attention but will also be up for re-election for his Senate seat. California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris is also finding her name in 2020 presidency conversations but her Senate term doesn’t expire until 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Can You Run for Congress and President? Depends Where

By Jacob Fischler
Posted November 30, 2018 at 11:17am
Bud Shuster, right, wipes his eye as he congratulates his son, Bill, for winning the Republican nomination to fill his seat in 2001. (Gary M. Baranec/AP)

End of the Road for the Highway King Shusters

By Jacob Fischler
Posted November 28, 2018 at 5:03am
Protesters opposing the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation to the Supreme Court march to Sen. Susan Collins’s office on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Republicans Eye Monday or Tuesday Floor Vote on Kavanaugh

By Niels Lesniewski and Jacob Fischler
Posted September 25, 2018 at 12:40pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told CQ that weekend work is possible if Senate can't get to FAA bill by Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

FAA Passage Likely, But Timing Unclear in Senate as Deadline Looms

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 25, 2018 at 11:04am
An airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at sunrise on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A Workhorse and a Hard Charger Aim for Transportation Top Spot

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 18, 2018 at 1:00pm
Los Angeles International Airport in March. Congress could be headed toward its sixth straight extension of FAA authorization if it fails to meet a Sept. 30 deadline. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

FAA Authorization Still Grounded in Senate

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 12, 2018 at 5:08am
House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., left, and ranking member Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., both want to do a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Key Players in FAA Conference Negotiations

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 12, 2018 at 5:05am
Sen. John Thune says negotiating with the House before Senate passage is the best option to avoid a lapse of authorization Sept. 30, even if process questions remain. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Senators Get Informal as FAA Deadline Nears

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 6, 2018 at 1:33pm
The campaign committee for Mimi Walters and an associated PAC have loaned or contributed $339,000 to Yes on 6. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

These GOP Lawmakers Gave Money to California Gas Tax Repeal Push

By Jacob Fischler
Posted August 20, 2018 at 3:11pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks back to his office after the Senate GOP leadership press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

After High Hopes in Senate, a Pit Stop for Spending Package

By Jeremy Dillon and Jacob Fischler
Posted July 26, 2018 at 3:39pm
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Burr to Hold Up Water Bill, Slow Others, for Conservation Fund

By Jeremy Dillon and Jacob Fischler
Posted July 26, 2018 at 1:17pm
Infrastructure is on the mind of House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., as he prepares to leave Congress at the end of this session. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Remember Infrastructure? Bill Shuster Says He’s Got a New Plan

By Jacob Fischler
Posted July 23, 2018 at 10:41am
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says members are exploring spreading out payments to broadcasters for spectrum moves from one year to two. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Thune Adding TSA, NTSB Bills to FAA Authorization

By Jacob Fischler
Posted July 18, 2018 at 2:57pm
Residents look down a flooded street in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in June 2008. The city is still recovering from some of its worst flooding on record. (Scott Olson/Getty Images file photo)

Authorized Flood Projects Left High and Dry on Funding

By Jacob Fischler
Posted June 13, 2018 at 5:03am
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., included a provision in the water infrastructure bill that would allow spending directly from the fund without approval by appropriators. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

CBO: Harbor Tax Provision in House Water Bill Widens Deficit

By Jacob Fischler
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:00am
The House is voting next week on a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. (Scott Olson/Getty Images file photo)

FAA Authorization Headed for House Floor Vote Next Week

By Jacob Fischler
Posted April 19, 2018 at 11:30am
While President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul D. Ryan seem to be on the same page when they talk about breaking up an infrastructure overhaul into several bills, many of those smaller measures would have happened anyway. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Big Plans for Infrastructure Fade to Business as Usual

By Jacob Fischler
Posted April 9, 2018 at 7:15am
A WMATA Metro Red Line Metro train pulls into Metro Center in Washington in 2016. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Metro Seeks Stable Federal Funding as States Set to Pony Up

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 30, 2018 at 2:01pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan wants to break an infrastructure overhaul into pieces, moving five to six bills before the August recess. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ryan’s Piecemeal Approach May Keep GOP Infrastructure Push Afloat

By Lindsey McPherson and Jacob Fischler
Posted March 12, 2018 at 5:00am
Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune is dropping a controversial pilot training provision from the aviation bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Thune Clears Path for Long-Term Aviation Bill This Summer

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 12, 2018 at 5:00am
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., said an infrastructure overhaul is easier to pass if broken into pieces. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Ryan Says Infrastructure Overhaul Will Be Done in 5 to 6 Bills

By Lindsey McPherson and Jacob Fischler
Posted March 8, 2018 at 4:38pm
Secretary of Transportation nominee Elaine Chao testifies as her husband Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., looks on during her Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Jan. 11. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Chao Goes Off the Rails on New York-New Jersey Project

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 6, 2018 at 5:16pm
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao pushed back on Democrats' criticism about the administration's infrastructure plan, such as it is. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Chao, Senate Democrats Spar on Infrastructure Proposal

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 1, 2018 at 4:17pm
House Appropriations member Steve Womack, who is also Budget chairman, said he and his fellow appropriators never like to have their work spelled out for them. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Appropriators Ready to Carve Up Budget Deal

By Paul M. Krawzak and Jacob Fischler
Posted February 12, 2018 at 5:05am
The White House says it will not include any new revenue sources to finance its plan for about $200 billion in infrastructure spending. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Podcast: Roadblocks to Rebuilding America’s Roads and Bridges

By Shawn Zeller, Peter Cohn and Jacob Fischler
Posted February 2, 2018 at 2:57pm
Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, left, and New Jersey Rep. Tom McArthur walk through Statuary Hall on Tuesday as crews set up television interview positions in preparation for President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Ups Infrastructure Spending Goal, but Offers No Details

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 30, 2018 at 11:16pm
The White House says it will not include any new revenue sources to finance its plan for about $200 billion in infrastructure spending. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump Adviser Says Infrastructure Push Won’t Have New Revenue

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 25, 2018 at 5:24pm
Senators confirmed the new head of the Army Corps of Engineers and then headed home. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Confirms Army Corps Chief

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 25, 2018 at 3:00pm
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, a co-sponsor of a driverless car bill, says he is working to address the reservations of his fellow Democrats. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Amid Safety Concerns, Senators Plan Path for Driverless Car Bill

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 24, 2018 at 3:03pm
Private activity bonds, or PABs, are fueling a multibillion-dollar expansion of Los Angeles International Airport. (Courtesy LAXDevelopment.org)

Whiplashed Planners Fear GOP Swerve on Infrastructure

By Jacob Fischler
Posted January 10, 2018 at 5:00am
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate Tax Bill Could Add Anti-Stadium Bond Provision

By Jacob Fischler
Posted November 30, 2017 at 4:55pm
Democratic and Republican lawmakers participate in the 2012 Congressional Baseball Game in Nationals Park. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tax Bill Eyes End to Project Finance, Stadium Bonds Deductions

By Jacob Fischler
Posted November 3, 2017 at 5:04am
Trucks of Otto, an autonomous trucking company acquired by Uber. (Courtesy Dllu/Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0)

Thune, Peters Divide Over Big Trucks in Driverless Vehicle Bill

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 13, 2017 at 4:30pm
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz testifies before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in the Rayburn Building May 2, 2017. United president Scott Kirby appears at right. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: Congress Has Air Traffic Control and Passenger Woes on its Radar

By Randolph Walerius and Jacob Fischler
Posted July 7, 2017 at 3:22pm
The Trump administration suggested in a fact sheet last week the idea of reducing restrictions on tolling on interstate highways. Pictured: I-278 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images File Photo)

Trump Wants More Interstate Tolling, But Lawmakers Skeptical

By Jacob Fischler
Posted May 30, 2017 at 5:02am
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz testifies before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in the Rayburn Building May 2, 2017. United president Scott Kirby appears at right. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Panel Rebukes United, Other Airlines Over Passenger Treatment

By Jacob Fischler
Posted May 2, 2017 at 12:50pm
TWA-Ep.50

Podcast: The Long Road Ahead to Fixing America’s Infrastructure

By Randolph Walerius and Jacob Fischler
Posted April 21, 2017 at 2:55pm
U.S. Highway 14 in Minnesota. (Doug Kerr/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0)

Trump’s Plan Needs Mechanism to Steer Money to Infrastructure

By Jacob Fischler
Posted February 22, 2017 at 4:48pm
A man waits for a Metro train at the Gallery Place-Chinatown stop. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Metro Bypasses Congress, Looks to States to Plug Funding Gap

By Jacob Fischler
Posted October 13, 2016 at 4:29pm
The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority issued its “SafeTrack” plan to improve reliability and safety in Washington’s public transit system. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Metro to Nats Fans: You’re Out!

By Jacob Fischler
Posted October 12, 2016 at 1:21pm

Metro Prepared for Longest Maintenance Surge

By Jacob Fischler
Posted September 12, 2016 at 4:27pm
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continues its "Safe Track" plan to improve reliability and safety in Washington's public transit system into 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Metro Adds Weekend Shutdowns to Maintenance Plan

By Jacob Fischler
Posted August 16, 2016 at 5:59pm
Republicans on a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee said Metro officials have not prioritized the maintenance of the Washington's public transit system. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

DC Metro Gets More Bad News

By Jacob Fischler
Posted May 24, 2016 at 2:03pm