House, Senate Pursue Different Bills To End Record Shutdown

• Bill would ban smoking on the sand at Hampton Beach

  

• Early voting set to begin for special runoff election for open State Senate seat in Tarrant County

  

• I‑30 shutdown snarls Dallas traffic all weekend

  

• Colorado lawmakers donate blood to help fix critical shortage

  

• Maryland redistricting commission to recommend new congressional maps

  

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes record $260 billion budget

  

• California down payment assistance program for first-generation homebuyers to reopen applications

  

• IL House speaker seen with Bears top brass as stadium plans up in air