Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President ...

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature must have what’s called a “quorum” in order to do business proposing, discussing and voting on bills. But what does that mean, and why would you ever “break” it?

An exhaustive series of Senate votes are about to begin around President Donald Trump’s major tax, spending and policy legislative package − a marathon known in Washington parlance as a "vote-a-rama." ...

This summer, during the Alaska Legislature’s special session, the governor reissued Executive Order 137 to create a standalone Department of Agriculture, a step vital to strengthening Alaska’s food ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. It’s one state budget crisis after another. That’s the takeaway from quarterly economic and ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8:50 p.m. July 30, 2025, to add a Lowell district judge’s order to pay three bar advocates $100 an hour to represent three defendants. Private defense ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to push state lawmakers leading the California Capitol Annex project to be more transparent ...