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.

The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A bill that could serve as the vehicle for Medicaid expansion this year passed the Senate Medicaid committee Wednesday ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), who serves as president of the Texas Senate, announced 25 of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th ...

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 ...