But their power as the minority party is severely limited ... Reminded of that conclusion, Montenegro said the voters in Legislative District 15 have spoken by electing Way, even though the court ...

The public gallery overlooking the Texas House of Representatives is nicknamed “the owners’ box,” because that’s where major campaign donors and their lobbyists sit when overseeing lawmakers doing ...

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon will oversee the Minnesota the House proceedings Tuesday, which could be a chaotic ...

Leaders of the fractured Minnesota House are scheduled to meet later Monday to discuss the possibility of a power-sharing ...

Here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.

A staunchly conservative Texas Legislature, poised to approve the agendas set by Republican state leaders, will convene ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan will take the witness stand in his corruption trial – an unexpected revelation that will likely stretch the already lengthy ...

A new legislative session began on Monday in Madison with the slimmest Republican majorities in more than a decade.

The records of communications between legislators, staffers, lobbyists and others had been public for more than three decades ...

Representative Earl Blumenauer thinks more lawmakers should eat well, exercise, and develop deep connections with their ...

Panic? That's not your style. You recall your secret weapon -- your power bank. With one swift, well-practiced move, you reach into your bag, pull out your trusty power bank, and hook it up to ...

Undergirding that path was a small-town love story that made them more than a power couple ... in the home they built before his first legislative election in 1962. “We don’t go to sleep ...