State & Regional Legislatures

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (523+ words) Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that 11 bills she authored have been signed into law this year, delivering new protections for communities across California. The new laws address key issues concerning residents throughout the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys, including…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (926+ words) I have been a Marin resident and homeowner for over 50 years. I have seen the economics of this county change greatly in that time. Access to childcare has always been an issue, but never more than now. This is an…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (149+ words) The story of this political moment keeps getting written like President Donald Trump is the main character — his impulses, his conflicts, his latest post on Truth Social. Javascript is required to use this website. Nineteen states passed laws to…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (654+ words) Analyst: Democrats show promise in gaining congressional control Arkansas lawmakers began a monthlong series of state budget discussions Tuesday, with the state military and labor departments fielding questions about how they expect to spend their money next year. The Joint…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (736+ words) Prepare for Vermont’s Nov. 3 general election with VTDigger’s 2026 Election Guide. Get the latest reporting from towns across Vermont delivered each morning in Daily Digger, our free newsletter. Incumbent Lt. Gov. John Rodgers and Democratic challenger Molly Gray mostly challenged each…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (665+ words) Jackson Hole's Community Radio Station Cheers and tears flowed outside the Teton County administration building on Tuesday as six years of negotiations concluded in a final “yes.” By a 4-to-1 vote, Teton County Commissioners approved the largest affordable housing development…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (46+ words) WBAY Absentee ballot requests down in Wisconsin Students, volunteers launch first Good Neighbor Week project in De Pere Health officials urge flu shots as Brown County sees early rise in hospitalizations More than 150 Wisconsin National Guard members welcomed home...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (359+ words) State Question 845 proposes significant changes to how Oklahoma judges are selected, updating the Judicial Nominating Commission to reflect current congressional districts and establishing new term limits for commissioners. State Question 847 would lower the annual property tax increase cap from 5% to…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (391+ words) The Joint Budget Committee in Arkansas starts pre-hearing budget discussions for 2027 on Tuesday. Neither migration nor religion are part of the movement, which began over frustrations with school conditions. Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital,…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (219+ words) Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. A friend recently suggested that one of my ideas about government was logical but impractical. I mean. How rude. My friend is not alone. Others have made similar observations from time to…...