One of Maine's top Democrats is pushing a proposal to raise wages for direct health care workers as part of a broader effort to fill job ...

Colorado is set to get $81 million if a settlement between a coalition of states, the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma is approved.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate, led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, introduced a bill to protect military installations and training areas from America’s adversaries, including ...

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

Smoking is a dangerously expensive habit, but it could get even more costly under two bills proposed Monday that would further hike the state’s higher-than-average tobacco ...

The New York City Council is considering a proposal to require a 'cooling-off' period to prevent former mayoral staff from returning to City Hall as lobbyists.

Washington state lawmakers are contemplating a bill that, if enacted, would give judges discretion to reduce the sentences of convicted felons, including those convicted of violent ...

As the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announces another round of funding for an electric vehicle rebate program, the landscape is changing after a new administration moved ...

California Democrats blocked a Republican amendment to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding to the state's $2.5 billion wildfire recovery bill during a simple procedural ...

Mapes was sentenced to prison after being convicted of perjury and attempted obstruction of justice in the criminal probe of his longtime boss. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said it was her ...

California, has introduced a bill that would prevent states such as California from allowing illegal immigrants to enroll in Medicaid. Kiley estimates this ...