Senate Bill 17 passed by a 21-17 vote, now heads to the House.

House panel unanimously backs bill preventing jail time for 24-7 sobriety program fee nonpayment.

Senate Bill 1 tightens eligibility rules for SNAP and Medicaid benefits, while Senate Bill 285 criminalizes homelessness.

The Iowa Senate passed a measure Tuesday providing a 1.75% increase in per-pupil funding for K-12 schools, a move Democrats ...

The South Dakota Senate tackled a bill Monday that touches on one of the most difficult taboo issues in our culture: suicide.

As Democrats blast a voter ID proposal touted by President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans are trying to smooth out their own internal disagreements over how far they should ...

In the wake of President Donald Trump's recent call to "nationalize" elections, New Mexico could move to set new guardrails against possible federal interference at polling places.

Missouri high school basketball coaches are throwing their support behind the state association against a state Senate bill that would give the association's oversight to the ...

The committee deadline made for a busy week at the Legislature.

The state had granted temporary tax discounts in recent years, but they are expiring. At the same time, tax rates paid to ...

Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have ...