FRANKLIN COUNTY (WSIL) - The building formerly known as the Artisan Center, near Rend Lake in Franklin County, will soon have a new name. The …
MURPHYSBORO (WSIL)--Lawmakers have been responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's possible decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.
Many Americans anxiously anticipating the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade may have been offered a glimpse of what's to come when Polit…
The Illinois General Assembly is canceling all in-person business next week.
A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case are adding greater uncertainty to whether Oregon legislators will successfully redraw the state’s political districts ahead of a tight deadline. Stakes are high as Oregon gained a new, sixth U.S. House seat following the latest census. Lawmakers were told the
Following reports of a positive COVID-19 case in the Oregon Capitol, legislators have been sent home early on the second day of talks to redraw political maps. The House is in the midst of the once-a-decade task of redistricting, which determines how voters will pick state representatives, state senators and members of Congress for the
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) � Kentucky lawmakers voted this year to pump more state money into full-day kindergarten, but the extra spending was limited to one school year. Now a Republican legislator wants to make that one-time support a permanent commitment. Rep. James Tipton said Tuesday he prefiled the measure for next year. He says it
A review of hundreds of pieces of legislation across the United States shows that Republican legislators in more than half of the states are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. The review conducted by Kaiser Health News, or KHN, also found that in all 50
A review of hundreds of pieces of legislation across the United States shows that Republican legislators in more than half of the states are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. The review conducted by Kaiser Health News, or KHN, also found that in all 50
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) � A Kansas legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles has pleaded guilty to three lesser misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct. A magistrate judge on Monday placed Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel on a year’s probation under a deal with the local prosecutor. Samsel agreed not to use