The fate of bills aimed at protecting some of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents now rest in the hands of the Senate after clearing the House earlier this month. House Bill 1250, sponsored by ...

New Jersey lawmakers have unanimously approved legislation to remove solar permitting bottlenecks, marking a rare legislative success in the United States, as similar efforts in other states have ...

A state lawmaker wants to triple the rate local jails are paid to house inmates who are waiting to be transferred to a state ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of June 30-July 4.

Minot will give a new state law on absentee ballots its first run when it holds its mayoral race Aug. 5. “A lot of people are ...

Following the Fourth of July holiday, the California State Legislature will have another couple of weeks before its summer ...

Pennsylvania would ban the sale of firefighting foam containing so-called forever chemicals that have polluted groundwater in dozens of sites across the state, under legislation passed unanimously ...

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or ...

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have ...

There is an old saying that “politics ain’t beanbag,” meaning that the political arena can be a rough and tumble place. On ...

As the 2025 legislative session sprinted to its conclusion on June 4, legislative Democrats turned to Republicans for help in ...

The GOP victory lap imposed huge pressure on Democrats to finally step up with an effective political strategy to take on an ...