We also look at legislation on buffer zones around police, a crime bill, tort reform, the Kentucky Bar Association and more.

The final marathon session included a reversal on postpartum Medicaid coverage and a plan to use $125 million to address PFAS pollution.

Tuesday’s deadline for the House of Delegates and state Senate to can act on their own members' legislation — bills die on a last-minute objection on the floor of a chamber.

Senate Bill 32, sponsored by state Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Prince William, never even got a hearing before the ...

Two hundred fifty years ago, the New Jersey Legislature held its first-ever session in the Faculty Room in Nassau Hall. On Thursday, the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature ...

Maryland's legislature passed a bill to ban local law enforcement from entering or continuing 287(g) agreements with ICE. Nine Maryland counties currently have these agreements, which allow local ...

Gov. Josh Stein wants the General Assembly to put $5 million in recurring funds to ensure North Carolina can access a summer food program for kids. The SUN Bucks program started in 2024, helping to ...

Maryland's General Assembly session started Wednesday afternoon with lawmakers staring down a massive budget deficit of $1.4 billion. Governor Wes Moore has promised not to raise taxes and fees. It ...

Gov. Wes Moore is running for reelection this year as Maryland continues to face challenges, such as federal funding cuts, immigration enforcement and a looming $1.4 billion budget deficit. Wednesday ...

This story has been updated to correct the Maryland General Assembly session number. Livestream coverage of the Maryland General Assembly is available for the 449th session. Maryland Public Television ...

Eighty years ago this week, following the most devastating war in human history, the United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time. Delegates from 51 nations gathered in the hope that ...

The 2026 Maryland General Assembly session kicked off on Jan. 14 in Annapolis, Md. at the Maryland State House. The new session will feature top legislative concerns around the $1.5 billion deficit ...