For Gary Mayor Eddie Melton, improving the city, such as through blight elimination, is a dream come true. “Being in this ...

In July, the KOS passed the Senate with 91-3 voting in favor of the bill. Five months later, the bill is essentially dead for the time being.

WASHINGTON —Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending Dec. 24.

A bill to make substance-abuse disorder treatment and recovery support more affordable, and championed by state Sen. John Velis, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Christmas Eve.

House Bill 1011, sponsored by Puyallup Republican state Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen, would similarly launch a school-safety capital ...

The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill in the final days of 2024 that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ...

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When the GOP-led General Assembly reconvenes in Nashville next month, legislators are expected to focus on removing Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and General Sessions Judge Bill ...

AB 1775 legalizes Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes, allowing lounges to also sell food and drinks that aren’t pre-packaged.

A lawmaker aims to change the way Oklahoma plans turnpike, proposing a bill that would put community input earlier in the ...

Democrats who have been negotiating separate health care industry oversight and pharmaceutical drug reform bills for months ...

Mayor Michael Helfrich says his primary concern is that the ordinance could jeopardize $2 million in federal funding, ...