Following a particularly hot cooling season, New Jerseyans faced a rash of rising utility bills through the summer months. And following concerns and complaints from constituents, lawmakers have ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- From restricting funds for embryonic stem-cell research to eliminating their own pensions, local lawmakers have begun filing bills that they hope become law during this ...

Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a host of bills on topics ranging from ending state aid to local governments to protecting women's right to breast-feed in public. The state aid bill ...

In early May, Democrats in the New Hampshire House defeated the “Honesty in Education Act.” The bill was the latest effort to require public school teachers to answer parents when they ask about ...

An Arkansas Senate Governmental Affairs and State Agencies Committee on Thursday endorsed a bill that would limit the validity of ballot initiative titles and petition signatures to the election cycle ...

Jan. 2—The first list of bills with the potential to become law in 2025 includes increasing the penalty for a shooting threat, barring state funds from public libraries that won't hold banned books ...

House Bill 550 from Del. Nicholas J. Freitas, R-Culpeper, would allow bed and breakfasts to sell up to two glasses of wine, two glasses of beer or 4 ounces of spirits. Current law allows B&Bs to serve ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. In early May, Democrats in the House ...