Committee chairwoman cites high volume of speakers for decision to prevent lawmakers from engaging with non-agency experts, doctors.

The start of a legislative session has a familiar rhythm – a mix of tradition and purpose that reminds me of the serious work ...

If you meet someone who's running for office, writes contributing columnist John Lindstrom, ask one question: Are you a grown ...

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make ...

House Republicans are in Florida Monday for their annual retreat as they try to decide what policies to package together to ...

Maeve Hushman joined the team as a sports writer in July 2024 to aid in coverage of local high school and college sports ...

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Jan. 27, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.

Legislators took questions from the community and explained how constituents can help during the legislative process.

A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling made clear that Republicans can’t run the state House on their own, but that doesn’t mean ...

The bills include measures to repeal out-of-state college fee waivers for DACA recipients and the expansion of the state's "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" to include deportation.

Area legislators made themselves available for questions regarding the beginning of the legislative session at a forum held ...

DFL House members have stayed away from the Capitol, boycotting the session that started two weeks ago, pending requests for a power-sharing agreement and assurance a DFL representative's seat would ...