Mecklenburg, is one of the few Democrats who's sponsored bills that passed the House this year. She joined the WUNC Politics ...

House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators were more cautious.

A bill unanimously passed by the Senate on Thursday and on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk will increase the age that senior drivers in Illinois are required to take an annual driver's test.

After Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday that bans major development projects within state park boundaries ...

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more ...

The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The bill lowers the age of dependents from under 18 to under seven years old, but only in the context of Supplemental ...

It is obvious that a full investigation is warranted into what actually happened on that harrowing day,” said Rep. Vicki Lopez, a Florida House member from Miami-Dade.

Proposed cuts to the country’s largest food aid program could slash benefits currently going to one in six Oregonians or ...

Tipped workers across the country could soon see part of their paycheck go tax-free—if Congress finalizes a proposal to eliminate federal income taxes on tips.