The sentencing reform measure allows for treatment instead of jail, but counties are short on resources. The Legislature must ...

Governor Tina Kotek supports Senate Bill 142, aiming to strengthen Oregon's mental health and addiction workforce.

After days of frustration with Senate Democrats and calls for Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi directly addressed her party’s turmoil over a recent government ...

Hypocrisy in Washington isn’t new, and it’s not a partisan affliction. Republicans and Democrats alike have been known to “evolve” their views.

Wisconsin projects secured by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been excised in the government funding bill ...

Public education policymakers say hundreds of Montana school districts are eagerly lining up for state funding that would ...

Legislation to provide universal school breakfast and lunch has previously failed to pass in Rhode Island because of its ...

Hundreds of Texas teachers could lose their jobs this year as schools are forced to make budget cuts. Experts told Newsweek ...

It’s important you understand that the controversy over US Senator Chuck Schumer’s continued leadership of the Senate ...

Eighty students from New Haven and dozens more from Hartford and New London asked CT lawmakers for more money for schools.

Senate Bill 8 would require Texas counties including Brazos with over 100,000 residents to work with ICE under the 287(g) program, sparking debate over public safety, local resources, and community ...

The focus shifts from writing and filing legislation to organizing hearings and floor debates, moving bills on the path toward becoming state law.