Hawaiʻi's elected leaders are using town halls to help people understand what’s happening and what they are doing about it.

The progressive senator said the Republican proposal "actually makes income and wealth inequality much worse." ...

While the Senate and House diverted much passed dozens of bills this session, several big to-do's were left to the wayside as the 90-day session progressed.

The event on Saturday was a sequel to a February rally when hundreds of teachers and parents marched through the cold to make ...

Which bills lived or died after the Iowa Legislature's second "funnel" deadline on Friday? Check out the complete list.

House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees are supposed to deal with fiscal measures, but their influence runs much ...

Chicago Democrat Emil Jones III, a sitting state senator, will face a federal jury that could end his political career and ...

After about six hours of amendment votes, the Senate approved a budget blueprint Saturday morning by a vote of 51-48.

The Republican-controlled Senate has approved a budget framework that includes multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending ...

Washington lawmakers advanced a bill Saturday that would raise hunting and fishing fees. The House Appropriations Committee passed Senate Bill 5583 on a 18-12 vote Saturday afternoon in a marathon day ...

The wallets of hunters and anglers would take a hit under a bill moving through the Washington Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, cleared the Senate last week and was ...

The Texas House Committee on Public Education met and approved House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 2 on Thursday – two of the most ...