“If civic-affairs news is the broccoli of American journalism, then coverage of legislative procedure is the unsalted lima bean.” This will be the year journalism finally explains arcane legislative ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers may double the amount of staff available to assist legislators by the end of the 2027 session. During a meeting of the Legislative Procedure and Arrangements ...

The 2024 Connecticut General Assembly listens to Gov. Ned Lamont's State of the State address. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror The first bedrock rule of legislative procedure violated by the ...

Pending tax and spending legislation is putting additional upward pressure on the U.S. national debt. Much like the broader U.S. budget process, a legislative procedure currently being used to advance ...

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Legislature is considering ways to deal with accidental vetoes in light of a mistake made by Gov. Kelly Armstrong that nearly resulted in an agency losing $35 million in ...

HELENA, Mont. — Lawmakers kept the lid on simmering conflict between Republican factions Tuesday and passed amended versions of the rules that govern legislative procedure and decorum in advance of ...

HELENA, Mont. — Republican-backed legislative efforts to reshape judicial procedures — and the relationship between the judicial branch and the rest of the government — are gaining steam. On Tuesday, ...