AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas constitution limits its Legislature to a 140-day regular session every other year, and the final three weeks of a session include several deadlines, setting a rapid and ...

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill ...

Massachusetts state legislators say they are creating a new era of openness on Beacon Hill. They want to make more votes public, better explain the bills they’re proposing, and make changes that ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, now in the second half of his third term, is barreling toward the June 2 closing of the 2025 legislative session with his most impressive list of victories of his long political ...

It’s been three years — and three legislative sessions — since the Great Salt Lake and Lake Powell hit record lows due to years of drought and chronic overuse. Public fervor to save the two bodies of ...

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — The Texas Legislature is convening Monday for a ...

Frustrated by the status quo in the Legislature, several groups are seeking to force change on the body via ballot measure, by preparing initiatives to put before voters in 2026. More than 40 ...

AUSTIN — From private school vouchers to tougher bail policies, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won approval of nearly all his priorities in a legacy-defining legislative session that could power him through ...

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