Discover how Senate bills are created and approved in the U.S., and explore a real-world example of legislation from ...

As a lupus advocate, we’ll be asking you frequently to reach out to your members of Congress in support of people affected by lupus. This might include urging your Senators and Representatives to ...

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) would say about budget negotiations that “the pain was inevitable but the suffering was optional.” Sometimes, though, the suffering is not optional.

Ask almost anyone and they will tell you the legislative process is not pretty. It can be petty, cruel, frustrating, unfair, and glacially slow. The legislative process is not one for the thin-skinned ...

The sickening spectacle of the Senate, at nearly 2:00 am Saturday morning, passing a bill on essentially party lines, the full contents of which almost none of them knew, its assumptions about how ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WJHL)- Virginia General Assembly lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on legalizing casinos. The bill as it stands would open the door for a proposed casino and resort at the Bristol ...

The first step is for a state representative or senator to introduce a bill in their respective chamber. For the 2026 ...

Trenton Democrats introduced legislation Dec. 18 aimed at addressing a pressing issue here in the Garden State – affordable housing. Assembly Bill 4/Senate Bill 4251 would create a new, streamlined ...

Last month, as Maryland lawmakers considered a bill that would ban transgender students from playing in girls’ sports, something was notably missing from the House Ways and Means Committee hearing ...

Here's what to know about the legislative process in Iowa before the Iowa Legislature kicks off its 2025 session on Jan. 13.

AND RESPECT. IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE PAUL PATE WANTS STATE LAWMAKERS TO EXPAND HIS ABILITY TO VERIFY VOTERS CITIZENSHIP STATUS. CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER AMANDA ROOKER IS HERE NOW TO WALK US THROUGH ...