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 ...

Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them. Members of the No Arena in the Heart of Our City Coalition ...

Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your rights. With an increasingly conservative Supreme Court ...

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of our 2023 guide to the Texas Legislature. Texas’ 2025 legislative session runs from Jan. 14 to June 2. Lawmakers will debate a bevy of issues and pass ...

After little more than four months in office, a group of freshman Waukegan aldermen — collaborating with a colleague elected to his second term May 1 — are trying to accelerate the legislative process ...

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If you haven't watched "Schoolhouse Rock" recently, it's probably a good time to get caught up on how a bill becomes a law in Iowa. State lawmakers return to the Iowa Capitol Jan. 13, where the 2025 ...