More than half of the Democrats needed for it to pass have signed on to sponsor it. It needs 75 votes and has 89 sponsors.

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Minnesota lawmakers are weighing whether to make changes to the state’s paid family medical leave law, including exempting certain businesses. Another proposal introduced earlier this session ...

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones, who plans to leave his job Sept. 3, is on medical leave ... but he’ll have the authority to act on the superintendent’s behalf, including ...

Governor Kim Reynolds discussed her proposed paid family leave plan for state workers during the annual "Condition of the State" address in January, 2025. (Iowa PBS photo) After three years of try ...

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been modified, based on information received after publication, to correct that City Manager Chris Whittaker is on voluntary medical leave and the city has taken no ...

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