State Legislatures

Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a rally in Detroit Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Whitmer pushes to extend Michigan state of emergency through much of May

Zach Halaschak · April 27, 2020 10:31 pm

Service amid crisis: New Jersey’s coronavirus response

Washington Examiner · April 27, 2020 4:46 am

Beltway Confidential

Where are Michigan’s lawmakers?

Kaylee McGhee White · April 16, 2020 5:40 pm

In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom receives applause after delivering his first state of the state address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

Five states ban large gatherings to stem coronavirus spread

Cassidy Morrison · March 12, 2020 10:13 pm

Gender wars in department stores

Madeline Fry Schultz · March 6, 2020 4:00 am

Kim Jong Un of North Korea and Vladimir Putin of Russia are pictured.

‘She carries it responsibly’: 11-year-old girl brings loaded AR-15 to gun legislation hearing

Zach Halaschak · February 24, 2020 10:31 pm

This Sept. 20, 2019, photo shows Massachusetts State Rep. David Nangle in Lowell, Mass. Federal officials announced Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, that Nangle, a Democrat who represents parts of Chelmsford and Lowell, has been arrested and charged with using thousands of dollars in campaign cash to fund personal expenses.

Massachusetts Democrat who sits on ethics panel arrested for corruption

Zach Halaschak · February 18, 2020 6:53 pm

Beltway Confidential

Moving to a new state and finding a job could soon be a lot easier

Jarrett Dieterle and Shoshana Weissmann · February 13, 2020 8:06 pm

Bill introduced to allow emojis on license plates in Vermont

Zach Halaschak · January 25, 2020 9:18 pm

Amy Kennedy becomes first Camelot wife to run for elected office

Naomi Lim · January 6, 2020 3:12 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters after signing a bill that increases the statute of limitations in rape cases in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.

Illegal immigrants in New York can now apply for driver’s licenses

Zach Halaschak · December 16, 2019 11:08 pm

In this Dec. 19, 2018 photo, Movita Johnson-Harrell, a supervisor for the Victim Witness Services unit, speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia. Johnson-Harrell, a state House representative from Philadelphia, won a special election in March 2019 and is facing charges after prosecutors accused her of enriching herself by stealing money from a non-profit organization she founded to serve the mentally ill and poor who were fighting addiction. The charges were filed Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office.

Pennsylvania Democrat charged with stealing more than $500,000 from mental illness charity

Zach Halaschak · December 5, 2019 1:22 pm