The California Legislature passed a bill changing Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in light of recent allegations of sexual abuse by the former labor organizer. In this ...

After a bipartisan vote in the House on Monday, the Alaska Legislature is poised to pass an omnibus election reform bill, a goal that has eluded lawmakers since 2022. Alaska legislators have ...

Lawmakers in Juneau set up a conference committee this week to hammer out a final draft of a budget bill that would fund hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of construction projects across the ...

Oregon media organizations are urging Gov. Tina Kotek to veto House Bill 4177. Opponents argue the bill undermines Oregon's Public Meetings Law by allowing governing bodies to meet privately. The ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State House of Representatives approved the 2026 supplemental transportation budget, emphasizing ongoing projects such as Spokane's North/South Freeway. “This ...

The minority party appeared on the House floor Monday morning, prepared to make a statement about Democratic Rep. Jason Kropf’s conduct. A Democratic colleague said last week that Kropf created a ...

Oregon Republicans ended a brief Senate walkout that threatened to derail Democrats’ plans to reschedule a referendum on controversial transportation tax and fee increases from November to May. Both ...

Oregon Senate Republicans did not return to the floor on Feb. 18 after a scheduled break, denying quorum and halting business in the chamber ahead of a vote on a controversial bill to move a gas tax ...

Two Georgia Tech alums have built an AI-agent-driven tool to track legislation with extensive help from the Data Science and Policy Lab in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.

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Legislators and cycling advocates assembled outside the capitol building in Salem in 2009. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Hoping to wipe out the stains of the 2025 session, lawmakers who care ...