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 ...

J.H. Snider is the editor of The Rhode Island State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse. Rhode Island’s Constitution mandates that decennially, next on Nov. 5, 2024, the people of Rhode Island can ...

Proposals for reforming Minnesota’s broken legislative process are long overdue and should be a top priority as the Legislature begins work for the 2020 session. Longtime DFL proponent of reform Gene ...

After a controversial move in the Michigan legislature significantly altered two citizen-led ballot initiatives last session, some House Democrats are suggesting lawmakers be removed from the ...

Though their typical roles are reversed, the governor and lawmakers still enjoy a balance of power and a measure of leverage. Exterior of the state Capitol in Albany on April 7, 2021. (Lori Van ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court grilled lawyers for the legislature and a pair of citizen advocacy groups over the powers of citizen ballot initiatives and whether Utah's legislature trampled ...

WINONA, Minn. — Graduates of the Winona Model Legislature who have gone on to hold elected office say the experience helped prepare them for future service. The annual Winona Model Legislature brought ...

"Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — ...