Senate Bill 3 was passed by the senate in a vote of 24 to 7. It is set to eliminate affirmative action programs in state and ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Office of Hawaiian Affairs board Chair Kai Kahele, right, met with members of the Save our Kakaako group prior to the start of a Senate hearing Wednesday at ...

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce, which described the lawmaking process as a “legislative gauntlet” in a 2018 report, said only 20 to 30 percent of Indiana bills become law.

Senators came together to reintroduce a bipartisan bill that would permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I controlled substance.

Medicaid expansion saves lives and saves money, proponents said — an estimated $27 million the last biennium, according to ...

North Dakota’s 69th Legislative Assembly is underway. Legislators, state agencies, lobbyists and the public are working their way through a massive number of bills and resolutions covering a wide vari ...

SACRAMENTO — Calif. Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 64 (SB 64) and Senate ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced his Senate priorities for the 89th legislative session. Of his 40 priority bills, the 25 he ...

Eroding North Carolina of criminals, in particular those who entered the country illegally and then broke more laws, continues to get a push from lawmakers in the Republican Party, the president, and ...

Republican lawmakers in North Texas introduced bills requiring public schools to allow students and staff to pray and display ...

Kansas Senate bill attempts to diminish demand for sex trafficking by making the crime of buying sex a felony on the first ...

The North Carolina General Assembly on Nov. 20 overturned a gubernatorial veto to require all 100 sheriffs to cooperate with ...