After months of speculation, Morris County Commissioner Tom Mastrangelo formally kicked off his campaign for State Senate today, challenging incumbent State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) for the Republican nomination in the 26th legislative district.

Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/mastranglo-finally-launches-senate-campaign/

"As president of the Minnesota State Senate with a one-seat majority, I learned how to govern with no room for error," she wrote in her letter.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/u-s-rep-fischbach-seeks-gop-leadership-role-cites-minnesota-senate-experience/600314973/

Bramnick spent a decade as Assembly Minority Leader and eighteen years in the lower house before winning an open State Senate seat in 2021 by seven percentage points.

Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/hinting-at-a-gubernatorial-run-bramnick-forms-a-new-pac/

Christopher Connors is retiring this year after sixteen years in the State Senate.

Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/surf-citys-90-year-old-mayor-is-unopposed-for-re-election-after-more-than-53-years-in-public-office/

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The State Senate failed to pass a bill that would have banned abortion in the state.

Source: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/04/29/abortion-ban-bill-fails-in-state-senate/

During the weekend vote on a controversial 'assault weapons' and rifle ban passed by the WA State Senate, one GOP legislator tried to amend it with school security options.

Source: https://newstalk870.am/wa-senate-dems-shoot-down-school-resource-protection-plan/

I am proud to represent Wayne County in the New York State Senate and I extend my heartiest congratulations on the occasion of their bicentennial.”

Source: http://waynetimes.com/news/bells-will-ring-for-wayne-countys-200th/

Mr. Schmidt, whose nomination will need to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled State Senate, is the first cabinet appointment announced by Mr. Shapiro since November, when he defeated Doug Mastriano, a Republican and prominent election denier.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/us/politics/pennsylvania-elections-secretary-of-commonwealth.html

Murphy filed a notice of intent to nominate the new judges with the State Senate today.

Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/murphy-set-to-nominate-11-new-superior-court-judges-more-than-half-women-and-more-than-half-minorities/

New York State Senate Democrats eventually found LaSalle to be too conservative, causing a major rift in Hochul’s own party; Hochul, a moderate Democrat herself, was pitted against both the left wing of her party and the Senate at large.

Source: https://oracle.newpaltz.edu/first-black-chief-justice-confirmed/

SB 370 is a bill that already passed the State Senate and is now being heard in the House.

Source: https://kmmsam.com/ixp/990/p/concern-over-central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc-in-the-montana-legislature/

Sen. Darrell Jackson, who represents State Senate District 21 around the Columbia area, has led the effort to make Juneteenth a state legal holiday.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/politics/legislative-effort-continues-to-make-juneteenth-an-official-paid-state-holiday/article_6128f618-0c4d-11ee-b7f8-b3e1400b2376.html

State Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford said GOP critics “don’t understand that life is evolving.”

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/18/23728959/all-gender-bathrooms-restrooms-multi-capacity-gun-lawsuits-democrats-republicans

State Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, a prominent Republican figure, revealed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Senate GOP leaders are considering legislative hearings to examine whether Willis is exercising her authority for political gains.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/georgia-republicans-seek-action-against-da-fani-willis-in-trump-indictment-fallout/

State Senate President Stuart Adams, left, headed the team here at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2023/5/5/23710608/u-s-support-for-ukraine-detailed-by-ambassador-bridget-brink-in-ukraine-exclusive-interview

The appointees will need to be confirmed by the full Colorado State Senate before they can begin work.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/colorado/meet-the-15-appointees-set-to-guide-legalization-of-magic-mushrooms-in-colorado/article_466bca2d-72da-526d-9b59-d5d3d5f43ac3.html

The legislature’s top two Republicans – State Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden and House Speaker Dean Plocher – talked about the pay model during the first days of this legislative session.

Source: https://www.missourinet.com/2023/01/17/what-would-it-take-to-pay-missouri-teachers-based-upon-performance-listen/

The officials will be in the country for a five-day visit with a contingent of elected officials from the United States Congress, New York State Senate, New York State Assembly, New York City Council, Schenectady County, and the City of Schenectady.

Source: https://guyanachronicle.com/2023/09/30/new-york-senate-delegation-to-visit-guyana/

The Oregon State Senate read on the senate floor.

Source: https://kidotalkradio.com/greater-idaho-movement-gains-huge-momentum/

This week, a shadowy new group, Jersey Freedom, sent out a mailer attacking Del Borello, a former Washington Township councilman seeking to replace Madden, retiring after two decades in the New Jersey State Senate.

Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/gop-candidates-ask-sellinger-platkin-to-investigate-phantom-candidates-shadowy-outside-group/