ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's Democratic-led Assembly plans to pass legislation Tuesday to help workers and small businesses financially survive the coronavirus pandemic.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Critics of legislation that addresses gender in school sports say the proposal discriminates against transgender students in North Dakota.

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has joined other cities in approving extra pay for grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City Council on Monday approved legislation requiring large...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida businesses would be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow state-issued guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to end coronavirus restrictions limiting private and public gatherings to 10 people or fewer passed the House on Monday and is headed to the Senate.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A proposal to eliminate most mandatory minimum sentences in Virginia won approval from a key legislative committee Monday.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Advocates for older Kansans in assisted living facilities are pushing for legislation that would allow them to appeal to the state if a facility evicts them.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The lawmakers who write South Carolina’s budget voted Monday to advance a $208 million coronavirus pandemic relief bill to speed up COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Monday that extends the state's disaster emergency declaration, allowing Kansas to continue to tap into resources for its pandemic response...

DENVER (AP) — Days into the new year, the owner of Morgans Liquor in Denver sat down with his financial books. The pandemic gave him a small boost in 2020 sales, but a troubling slide continued:...

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require prosecutors to charge women who decide to get abortions and the doctors who perform the procedures with...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state have introduced legislation that could increase the state gas tax, making it the highest in the country at 67.4 cents a gallon.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Democrats are aiming to expand election protections and access to the ballot box after an election that featured disinformation and doubt about the...

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County officials and the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate on Wednesday agreed to avoid further court hearings while they work on a deal to get the Senate a raft of data...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday designed to reform police use-of-force policies and investigations, including proposals that would ban training on...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly's Public Health Committee on Wednesday pledged to move forward this session with legislation that would end a religious exemption...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bipartisan legislation proposes that North Dakota taxpayers pick up the tab for lawmakers’ meals since dinners paid for by lobbyists and interest groups are now banned under...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Women who deliver a stillborn baby could get a $2,000 tax credit from Nebraska state government under a bill introduced Wednesday in the Legislature.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s energy and natural resources agency is putting its support behind legislation that it says would clear the way for more prescribed fires as the state deals with...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Senate panel on Tuesday advanced legislation allowing home delivery of alcohol by liquor stores, a measure that would make permanent something that's been...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to increase Mississippi teachers' pay is advancing at the state Capitol.

Senate Bill 2001 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, six days...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Women in Wyoming would be allowed to view an ultrasound and hear the heartbeat of the fetus before seeking a non-emergency abortion under a proposed bill filed for the 2021...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Senate committee on Tuesday approved legislation seeking to end Republican Gov. Brad Little’s coronavirus emergency declaration and restrictions despite being told Idaho...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some lawmakers want a broader investment policy for North Dakota’s oil tax savings account to help finance projects in the state.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have been moving quickly on legislation that would extend the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration before it expires on Jan. 26.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Underage booze drinkers would no longer face the prospect of jail time and they may not be required to attend alcohol intervention programs under a pair of proposals being...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A state lawmaker wants his colleagues to honor Indiana's big popcorn crop by making the grain the state's official snack.