MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday appeared poised to repeal Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, despite criticism from virtually every sector of...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott asked the Legislature on Tuesday to approve about $210 million in one-time spending for a variety of projects aimed at strengthening the economy and creating better paying...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Idaho state treasurer to vacate her offices in the Statehouse.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate rejects Republican attempt to declare Trump impeachment trial unconstitutional.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Victims from decades of abuse at two Florida reform schools could seek compensation under a bill approved by a Senate committee on Tuesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — A member of the Georgia state House was removed from the chamber Tuesday for not abiding by the legislature’s COVID-19 testing policy.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill being considered in the Mississippi Legislature would allow for home delivery of beer, wine and hard liquor.

Deliveries could only be made to people 21 or older,...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature has signaled its reluctance to back a bill that would extend the period of property tax delinquency from two years to five for...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Republican lawmaker pushed Monday to strip away much of the authority Indiana’s state and local public health officials have used to impose restrictions during the COVID-19...

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.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte will deliver his first State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Legislature on Thursday evening, with some modifications to...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A panel of North Dakota lawmakers will this year begin the job of redrawing the map of legislative districts, a process that is expected to show a continued loss of political...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington man filed a lawsuit demanding the restoration of public access to the state Capitol and surrounding grounds.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of an online political writer who was prevented by Alaska's governor from attending press conferences.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters would decide whether to allow gambling on college and professional sports, according to a resolution pending in the Legislature.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Donald Trump continued to falsely claim in December that massive fraud and other voting irregularities had cost him a second term, top Republicans in the Wisconsin...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Capitol building is set to reopen to the public after being closed for the first four days of the Legislative session due to concerns about potential protests...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker has introduced a bill to partially dismantle voting-by-mail systems used by Anchorage, Juneau and other cities across the state.

Palestinian election officials on Sunday invited the European Union to send observers to monitor upcoming elections planned for the Palestinian legislature and presidency.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature will limit access to the public when lawmakers convene next month to confront the coronavirus pandemic and rebalance the state...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday took another step in the drive to strip future governors of some of their constitutional authority under emergency...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was sworn in to a second and final term Friday.

Justice said in a 20-minute speech that “West Virginia is really on the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have created a new way for the public to comment on proposals without attending a hearing in person.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A group of lawmakers responsible for overseeing the rules of Maine's two legislative chambers are reviewing pandemic protocols in response to complaints about members not...

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...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Far-right members of the North Dakota Legislature are taking another shot at easing restrictions on citizens' right to use deadly force in self-defense.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Prominent North Carolina medical, business and nonprofit leaders and state legislators assembled by Gov. Roy Cooper backed several aspirational goals Friday to improve health...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead Pentagon, making him nation's first Black secretary of defense.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has struck down a North Dakota’s law that landowners say takes away their property rights.

The so-called pore space law passed the Legislature in 2019 after...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday rejected a new effort to require a public vote when they choose legislative leaders, despite a push from some conservative senators who cast it as...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Equal Rights Amendment supporters said Thursday it's still important for the North Carolina legislature to ratify the proposal for the sake of fair treatment for all women,...