It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam, commonly ...

The fallout of last month’s high-stakes election and recent battles within Congress are offering early clues of what will set ...

Republican legislators are set to push for further expansion of charter schools around Missouri when the General Assembly ...

The New Year brings new laws in Illinois including a minimum wage bump and measures aimed at artificial intelligence.

Learn about the legislative process in Indiana, including bill readings, amendments, and the role of the governor. Follow the journey of a bill from filing to enactment.

The majority of new laws from 2024’s legislative session have already gone into effect, but there are still several that ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The new year means some new laws will take effect in North Carolina on Jan. 1. If one of your New ...

Grand Forks' Zac Ista has risen to a leadership role in the Legislature; he says lawmakers get along and aren't as far apart ...

The mysterious death of a 14-year-old girl. A deadly crash into an Austin hospital. The arrest of a Central Texas tutor. A ...

Legislative Session closed Dec. 1 and the next session, while officially underway, doesn’t fully begin until lawmakers are ...

The Second Amendment, which I strongly support, isn’t an unbridled right,” said Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.

Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year.