After years in the background, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is stepping into the limelight as the new Senate Majority Leader as Sen ...

A bill to make substance-abuse disorder treatment and recovery support more affordable, and championed by state Sen. John Velis, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Christmas Eve.

The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill in the final days of 2024 that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ...

When the GOP-led General Assembly reconvenes in Nashville next month, legislators are expected to focus on removing Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and General Sessions Judge Bill ...

AB 1775 legalizes Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes, allowing lounges to also sell food and drinks that aren’t pre-packaged.

A lawmaker aims to change the way Oklahoma plans turnpike, proposing a bill that would put community input earlier in the ...

Democrats who have been negotiating separate health care industry oversight and pharmaceutical drug reform bills for months ...

Mayor Michael Helfrich says his primary concern is that the ordinance could jeopardize $2 million in federal funding, ...

A new year means there are new laws for Kansans. “This Senate bill 500 is a little more lenient,” said Jimmy Hamilton, Baxter ...

Legislative Session closed Dec. 1, and the next session, while officially underway, doesn’t fully begin until lawmakers are ...

Yellen, in a letter to House and Senate leaders, noted that the nation’s debt ceiling — the total amount of money the federal ...

The Massachusetts House and Senate returned to action and shipped more than a dozen measures to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk, ...