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Legislation known as “polluter pay,” bills designed to crack down on entities that pollute property and don't clean it up, passed the Senate shortly after 5 a.m. Friday morning, a win for environmentalists who have long sought the policy.

All firearms -- including those made from a kit or a 3D printer – would require a serial number under legislation that moved out of a Senate committee Tuesday.

Senate bills that raise the weekly financial benefits one can receive from unemployment and increase the amount of time a person is eligible for the benefits passed the House Tuesday.

State legislatures across the nation have seen an "explosion of lobbying" as gridlock sets in on Washington D.C.

House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)'s plan to shift $2.7 billion in tax revenue to road infrastructure will mean "major reductions" of around 17 percent to the state's General Fund