AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature must have what’s called a “quorum” in order to do business proposing, discussing and voting on bills. But what does that mean, and why would you ever “break” it?

This summer, during the Alaska Legislature’s special session, the governor reissued Executive Order 137 to create a ...

CBS News California Investigates correspondent Julie Watts asked each of the candidates running for California governor. For ...

An exhaustive series of Senate votes are about to begin around President Donald Trump’s major tax, spending and policy legislative package − a marathon known in Washington parlance as a "vote-a-rama." ...

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Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The most disturbing trend I see in the Wyoming legislature is the concerted effort to limit ...

Providing the same level of government programs and services next fiscal year is predicted to cost $850 million more than the legislature will have available to spend ...