Last month, as Maryland lawmakers considered a bill that would ban transgender students from playing in girls’ sports, something was notably missing from the House Ways and Means Committee hearing ...

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Discover how Senate bills are created and approved in the U.S., and explore a real-world example of legislation from conception to becoming a law.

Two pieces of legislation aimed at putting limits on the voter initiative process were introduced in Idaho Senate and House committees. Initiatives allow the voters to propose and enact laws ...

Texas’ 2025 legislative session runs from Jan. 14 to June 2. Lawmakers will debate a bevy of issues and pass hundreds of bills that affect Texans’ lives. First, the proposals must survive several ...

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced this week that the success of the Board of Finance & Revenue’s (BF&R) new tax appeal and mediated settlement process, which started in 2025.