The state constitution’s legislative calendar — not a vote threshold — makes it hard to overrule the governor. Legislators ...

The commission would study federal, state and local policies from 1877 to 1965 in the post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, which the legislation said led to "economic disparities based on race, ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson vetoed various provisions of a bill regarding Washington State’s Clemency and Pardons Board.

The Legislature could have to convene to reverse the mishap, but a special session might not be necessary depending on the ...

Supporters of Senate Bill 72 say the new law would help rein in the most dangerous forms of kratom, while leaving consumer ...

The vote means that Alaska’s education funding formula will be permanently and significantly increased for the first time in ...

Lawmakers may be called back to Bismarck to correct a veto mistake in a housing incentive bill. Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s office ...

The bill is Burlington voters’ second attempt in a decade at asking legislators to approve a ban on guns in bars. This year’s ...

Now the state is figuring out how to deal with the unusual problem of a mistaken veto. "I have no recollection of anything like this happening in the 37 years I've been here," John Bjornson ...

MINOT — When I wrote Thursday about the veto mistake Gov. Kelly Armstrong's office made, I said that, "I suspect that calling the Legislature back is going to be necessary." I still think that's ...

Ethanol industry representatives say legislation aimed at limiting eminent domain for carbon pipelines in Iowa could have ...

An education bill in Alaska that increases funding per student and allows for the establishment of charter schools was ...