Louisiana lawmakers will consider more than a dozen bills affecting New Orleans during this year’s three-month regular ...

Yet year after year, the Legislature ranks among the least productive and least transparent in the country, with competitive ...

Senate Bill 97, which is pending in the state legislature, would let voters decide whether prosecutors need to approve jury ...

Bills on ivermectin, emergency powers and SNAP survived the deadline, while those on school vaccines, medication abortion and ...

California's Office of Emergency Services was in the hot seat at the state Capitol this week after taxpayers spent nearly half a billion dollars for upgrades to the 911 system that the office no ...

As Alabama lawmakers grapple with the future of primary elections, the debate returns to a simple question with potentially costly implications: Should taxpayers foot the bill of a closed primary?

Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 315, sponsored by Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, authorizes the governing body of cities with over 300,000 residents to ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Republican bills Friday that would have limited state agencies’ rulemaking abilities.

Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., wants to develop a "must-pass" authorization bill process for the VA similar to the legislative ...

The lag time between election day and final tabulations creates a vacuum filled by unwarranted fraud claims. A reformer offers steps to speed the count while preserving the ease of casting a ballot.

For decades, Connecticut and federal lawmakers have tried in vain to rein in medical costs as expenses have continued to soar for patients and employers. In response, a key legislative committee voted ...

The Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism Department's request for three administrative posts to support the transition of the Blanchard Springs Caverns complex into a new state park zipped through an ...