On Friday, a CT committee was asked to approve wrongful-conviction awards totaling $37.6 million for eight people.

Rep. Elise Stefanik was Trump's first Cabinet nominee as ambassador to the United Nations, but she's not up for a vote yet in ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and a failed 2024 candidate have both announced bids for a 2026 congressional seat ...

During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

As congressional Republicans try to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, some are considering an unusual plan to ...

A bill that seeks to create a commission to "harmonize" land use around North Dakota military installations isn't intended to build barriers, but rather to stimulate communication and collaboration ...

Arkansas PBS CEO Courtney Pledger spoke against the bill, saying the agency would stand to lose funding via grants and ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has heaped praise on Trump in hopes of avoiding the tariffs that the White House has slapped on other countries.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's announcement that she won't run again in 2026 could tee up a high-profile battle royale featuring some ...

A bill to let voters in Virginia localities decide whether to impose an extra tax on themselves to pay for school construction is headed for a governor who vetoed a similar measure last year.