Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) would say about budget negotiations that “the pain was inevitable but the suffering was optional.” Sometimes, though, the suffering is not optional.

On Wednesday — exactly two weeks before the current session’s July 31 end date — the state House of Representatives passed a sweeping clean energy bill aimed at “upgrading the grid and protecting ...

Trenton Democrats introduced legislation Dec. 18 aimed at addressing a pressing issue here in the Garden State – affordable housing. Assembly Bill 4/Senate Bill 4251 would create a new, streamlined ...

Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the people, have a right to participate in decisions that ...

Last month, as Maryland lawmakers considered a bill that would ban transgender students from playing in girls’ sports, something was notably missing from the House Ways and Means Committee hearing ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) announced on Thursday, Dec. 14 that they introduced legislation to increase transparency for the bank exam process.

Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them. Members of the No Arena in the Heart of Our City Coalition ...

Editor of the Indiana Capital Chronicle Niki Kelly recently shared why the end of the legislative session is her least favorite season. Kelly wonders why the democratic processes that are embraced ...

London Breed smiles toward supporters before speaking to reporters outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — San Francisco Mayor London ...

Two pieces of legislation aimed at putting limits on the voter initiative process were introduced in Idaho Senate and House committees. Initiatives allow the voters to propose and enact laws ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul needs a new running mate for her 2026 re-election bid--and lawmakers in Albany are prepared to make sure that candidate is with the governor 100 percent. As ...