Senate committees articles
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Indicted senators will not face committee removals, other punishments
(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is holding off on disciplinary action against Sens. Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern following their indictments in the 2020 elector case. Petersen said that due process will need to play out before he would take action, like removing the members from committee assignments. "The Senator and his colleagues in the Democrat party seem to have forgotten our citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty,...
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Democratic Minnesota state senator stripped of committee assignments after burglary arrest
Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be removed from committee assignments and caucus meetings after she was arrested last week for a suspected burglary at her stepmother's home. Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, a Democrat, released a statement obtained by FOX9 Minneapolis, saying that while the situation is tragic, "there are still questions that need to be answered." "While the case is under review both in the Senate and in the courts, Senator Mitchell will be relieved of...
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Senate Committee Votes 3-2 to Recommend Saunders as Education Secretary
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday voted to recommend Zoie Saunders to the full state Senate as Vermont’s next education secretary. The vote was 3-2. Committee chair Sen. Brian Campion (D-Bennington), Sen. Terry Williams (R-Rutland) and Sen. David Weeks (R-Rutland) backed Saunders. Sen. Nader Hashim (D-Windham) and Sen. Martine Gulick (D-Chittenden-Central) voted against the motion. The discussion and vote took less than five minutes. Hashim was the only senator who explained...