The compromise $61 billion fiscal 2026 budget bill that the Legislature approved Monday leaves more than three-quarters of a ...

A decade after Indiana overhauled its criminal code to reduce incarceration, lawmakers approved more than a dozen new crimes ...

MADISON, Wis. — After months of negotiation, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature ...

New laws regulating Colorado gun store licenses, firearm permits and the number of youth the state can keep in pretrial ...

Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s new budget late Monday, leaving in place more than $1 billion in flat income tax cuts. Anna Staver ...

Oregon Legislative Session ended this past weekend without a vote on any legislation related to road improvements or ...

Fear of higher energy prices in Texas, Oklahoma and other Republican-led states thwarted legislative efforts to impose fees ...

In 2023, the Legislature passed a bill by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, to exempt overtime pay from ...

The Democratic candidate for mayor of New York embodies a style of politics that values personality and "vibes" over policy and experience.

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature announced a deal Tuesday on a ...

More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them take effect July 1.