Oakland County authorities the new legislation would keep future children from falling through the cracks when they transfer ...

Labor unions are trying once again to regulate self-checkout lanes at California stores. This year’s bill waters down a ...

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

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The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

Overwhelming bipartisan passage of $488 billion in federal funding masked a bigger fight ahead over funding the rest of the ...

The Massachusetts Senate passed multiple pieces of legislation last month, addressing a variety of issues affecting ...

As SEPTA's funding deadline approaches, the Pennsylvania State Senate introduced a new plan to fund the transit system, but ...

The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s ...

As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse continues, elected officials involved in negotiations have repeatedly said talks are ...

After a flurry of activity at the Pa. state Capitol, it’s unclear if lawmakers are any closer to ending the budget impasse ...

Another key bill the Senate passed was SB 6, Protecting Unborn Children, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler, which prohibits ...