Representatives advance bill to offer 35,000 Education Freedom Scholarships in close vote as senators prepare to discuss different version of legislation

After tucking a citizenship requirement into a public school funding section of the bill, Republicans have refocused on voucher expansion

Plans to grow Education Freedom Scholarship program clear legislative hurdles while facing opposition from both sides of the aisle

Legislation would track student immigration status, require governments to verify employee citizenship, criminalize illegal U.S. residency

Some Republicans join Democrats in questioning legislation that would double public funds for children to attend private schools 

Rep. Behn proposes making up lost revenue ‘by closing corporate tax loopholes’

Lamberth-sponsored legislation comes as stripped-down version of highly contested bill from 2025

Immigrant rights advocate calls Republican-backed legislation ‘more of the supermajority’s anti-immigrant agenda’

O’Connell says he’s in talks with state leadership about the utility’s future

Verification, reporting requirements part of proposed bills filed