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?

The News & Observer obtained the salaries through a public records request for about 600 state employees at the North ...

Minnesota lawmakers will return to the capitol on Monday to begin what Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders hope will be a one-day special session to pass the rest of the next two-year state budget.

Buried in a torrent of election stories on Tuesday was the announcement by the legislative auditor that there were ...

A Utah judge has chosen the plaintiffs’ congressional map in the redistricting case, rejecting the Legislature’s map.

Free speech, knowledge of history, and even scientific inquiry are currently under attack in this country. Massachusetts has always been a leading light in American thought, a center of learning. At ...

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." ...

Supporters at The Treasury in Syracuse listen Tuesday night as Sharon Owens talks about her win in the mayor’s race. (Dennis ...

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 ...