"This is how you kill a small city,” said Rodney Alexander, during a protest against labor and delivery unit closures on the steps of the state Capitol in November 2023. Alexander is a member of ...

At age 12, Edgardo Patron was arrested for the first time, for selling drugs. He was arrested again at 13, again at 14 and again at 16. He spent time at Long Lane School, a former juvenile prison ...

Expanding equitable access to health care is the focus of several Democrat lawmakers this legislative session, especially in anticipation of any possible federal changes under the new administration.

Comedy influencer Robby Witt is calling out California state legislators for recent laws that have added new fees and confusing insurance "discounts" to first responder services. One of these laws ...

A tight Senate vote has pushed forward a bill to shield pesticide and herbicide manufacturers from lawsuits claiming they failed to warn users of potential health risks, including cancer, if their ...

A bill to give long-serving Maryland inmates a chance for early release from prison is one step closer to passing. The proposed “Second Look Act” passed 8-3 in the Judicial Proceedings ...

The Iowa Senate passed the bill 26-21, with six Republicans voting against it. The Senate passed the same bill last year, but it was halted in the House. The Modern Ag Alliance, a coalition of ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed through a second reading a Bill for an Act to provide for the Office of the Prime Minister as Head of Government and the Office of President as Head ...

Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative Photography House Education Committee Chairman Joe Ellington, right, explains the latest version of an elementary school discipline bill on the House floor Tuesday.

A Florida Senate committee advanced a bill that would repeal a 2018 law requiring local governments to prove in court that the public has a right to use private beachfront property. Proponents of ...

The proposed amendment is part of a broader constitutional review process, with 32 bills scaling the second reading during Thursday’s plenary session. A bill seeking to amend the 1999 ...