The executive committee of the legislative council—the six top leaders of the House and Senate—voted 5-1 Wednesday to make ...

Though the Nevada Legislature creates public records laws, it is not required to follow them. The public can’t examine legislators’ emails, or view investigative documents on legislators’ alleged ...

The first divided Michigan Legislature in years stands out as historically unproductive. Despite some bipartisan action, gridlock looms over the year.

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. It’s one state budget crisis after another. That’s the takeaway from quarterly economic and ...

Legislators are officially back to work in the statehouse this week — and redistricting is obviously top of mind. Gov. Gavin Newsom last week officially launched his campaign for mid-cycle ...

When politicians are candidates for office, they like to say that they'll run government like a business. This is a promise that's easier said than done. Let's say a would-be entrepreneur approached a ...

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Jonathan Choe and Brandi Kruse challenged Washington’s press credentialing system, reshaping access rules and highlighting tensions also seen in Oregon and Idaho as traditional media gatekeeping faces ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. In an effort to ease the state’s affordability crisis, Colorado lawmakers this year ...

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz talks talks with members of the press on Thursday after a compromise on the state budget framework in the Minnesota Capitol. NINA MOINI: Well, in the nick of time, a budget ...

Despite calling out the Utah Legislature’s attorneys for failing to appeal her previous redistricting rulings at more ...

When the expert hired by the Legislature drew the new congressional districts adopted by lawmakers, he did so on a platform that showed him partisan data as he went. Attorneys for the plaintiffs ...