Lawmakers are set to consider changes to Missouri's congressional districts and the state's initiative petition process in a special session.

The Missouri Senate's first day of the special session was stalled by an unexpected rule change proposed by Republicans.

Legislators returned to Jefferson City Wednesday morning to continue efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps.

Pennsylvania’s state Senate is set to return to Harrisburg Monday afternoon, but with no agreed-upon solution for a state budget impasse that is already 10 weeks old, Harrisburg politicos say not to expect much more than a business-as-usual legislative session.

The second day of the Senate session in Harrisburg ended with no budget deal and no public debate on the issue, as Pennsylvania lawmakers remain without a decision more than two months past the state’s budget deadline.

A package of proposals focuses on energy, oil and climate issues, with the goal of lowering costs for Californians. One of the measures, Senate Bill 237, addresses oil production as the Valero refinery in Benicia prepares to close next year.

Senate and House leaders from both parties met with Walz on Tuesday to discuss what types of legislation they might pass if the governor calls them back to the Capitol in the coming months.

Just hours after hearing from President Donald Trump during a caucus meeting, Republicans in the Missouri Senate showed they are ready to please him by shoving a new congressional district map to passage over opposition from Democrats.