It’s the calm before the reconciliation storm fully reaches the Senate this week, with Republicans working behind the scenes ...

After Illinois lawmakers passed a budget with cuts and tax hikes, Gov. JB Pritzker blamed the state’s fiscal challenges on President Trump.

A significant overhaul of public transit in the Chicago area to address a looming fiscal cliff stalled in the House over the weekend.

The legislation stems from deep misgivings among top state leaders over the way the state-run gaming enterprise has been run.

SB 12 would ban teaching gender identity and sexual orientation, while requiring parents to opt their children into sex education.

Legislators were seemingly on board with the latest plan to reform the Chicago-area transit system — but miles apart on how ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - In defiance of Gov. Jeff Landry, a Louisiana Senate committee rejected a proposal ...

The clock is ticking toward the end of the state legislative session. On Friday lawmakers gave an update on the state’s next two-year budget during news briefings.

Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis will roll out another cryptocurrency bill soon, her office says. In the current ...

Stablecoins stole the spotlight at Bitcoin 2025, as U.S. officials backed new legislation to enshrine digital dollars.

Texas lawmakers are making last-minute pushes for legislation ahead of the June 2 deadline. Issues include DART funding, property taxes, and education.

As state lawmakers finalize the 2026 budget, public sector unions are pushing for major benefit spikes for Tier 2 pensioners ...