With more than 20 hours of discussion, the Texas House Committee on Public Education adjourned around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

In Olympia, hundreds gathered to support a bill limiting annual rent increases, advocating for affordable housing solutions.

The State Seal is stamped on official documents including California drivers’ licenses. It is on the badge for the California ...

Several states are considering moves to change how they compensate people incarcerated after wrongful convictions. Georgia is ...

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

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

I n a dramatic break with much of their party, ten Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans on Friday to pass a six-month ...

Once Brown's plans are known, plenty of other Democrats will be ready to go, predicted Greg Beswick, a former Ohio Democratic ...

Grijalva, the son of a Mexican immigrant who rose to the halls of Congress in a public-service career that stretched more than 40 years, has died.

At the State Capitol Thursday, a proposal was heard that aims to resurrect the retired Minnesota state flag. The bill — ...

Some state legislators say it’s important to commemorate the former flag. Others say problematic imagery and the old flag’s ...