The largest county legislature in the state is forcing us to pay attention to its existence, which is rarely a good thing.

CBS News California Investigates correspondent Julie Watts asked each of the candidates running for California governor. For ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature must have what’s called a “quorum” in order to do business proposing, discussing and voting on bills. But what does that mean, and why would you ever “break” it?

Lawmakers introduced dozens of wildfire-related bills this year. We highlight some the legislature recently passed.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But in Washington, D.C., reconciliation refers to a potent legislative shortcut that ...

When the governor called the Texas Legislature into special session after July’s historic floods, he topped his priority list ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. In an effort to ease the state’s affordability crisis, Colorado lawmakers this year ...

An exhaustive series of Senate votes are about to begin around President Donald Trump’s major tax, spending and policy legislative package − a marathon known in Washington parlance as a "vote-a-rama." ...