Florida Gov. Ron Desantis will likely find his influence over the state Legislature diminished this year as his prospects for president decline, Tampa Bay Times columnist William March told WMNF ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Bills that sought to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day were tabled in committee. Funding for two state positions dedicated to Native American communities were cut. The only Native ...

Utah Supreme Court justices John Pearce, Paige Petersen, Diana Hagen, Jill Pohlman, and Chief Justice Matthew Durrant, left to right, sit with legislators at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the first ...

Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant said Monday that the Legislature is waging “a broad attack on the independence of the judiciary” with a suite of bills that would impose far more ...

WHEELING — For David H. McKinley, “quality” among legislators at the West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston is more important than having “majority” rule there. He also questions whether ...

The legislative season is upon us once again. And although to some the state capitol can seem light years away, the extent of its influence is often felt right in our own backyards. State laws ...

The North Carolina Legislative Building on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh, N.C., where the General Assembly meets, is pictured on Feb. 23, 2023, with several students on field trips gathered out ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hundreds of new bills have been prefiled in the South Carolina House as lawmakers prepare to return to the State House for the second year of the two-year legislative session. Because ...