State Legislatures

Vietnam veteran Tom Keefe set up the Crowdpac.com site for Khizr Khan on Wednesday. In just over a day, 123 people have donated more than $13,000 to the potential candidate for the 58th District. (AP Photo)

Dem pushes Khizr Khan to run for political office

Anna Giaritelli · August 4, 2016 10:19 pm

$States want the courts to review the EPA's new rule restricting methane emissions from fracking wells. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)$ Energy and Environment

14 states sue EPA over ‘job-killing’ oil and gas rules

John Siciliano · August 2, 2016 7:31 pm

In an awkward coincidence, the change became effective 50 years to the day of the Texas Clock Tower sniper. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Beltway Confidential

A new state lets students carry guns on campus

Jason Russell · August 2, 2016 6:55 pm

Reality TV star Ben Higgins had been running as a Republican candidate for a state House seat. (AP Photo/Alicia Rancilio, File)

GOP: Disney forced ‘Bachelor’ to drop out of Colorado race

Anna Giaritelli · July 25, 2016 10:52 pm

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni found that less than one-third of the undergraduate history majors at the top colleges and universities in the country require even a single U.S. history course. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

A union of dunces

Eric Bledsoe · July 15, 2016 5:31 pm

Schools required to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with gender identity.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Report: North Carolina legislature seeks to change bathroom bill

Kelly Cohen · June 28, 2016 6:03 pm

The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Abortion ruling means states must prove laws necessary

Robert King · June 27, 2016 9:58 pm

How much do politicians in your state make?

Beltway Confidential

How much do politicians in your state make?

Jason Russell · June 6, 2016 4:57 pm

"The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors cannot be certain what medical circumstances would be considered 'necessary to preserve the life of the mother,'" Fallin said in a statement Friday afternoon. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma governor vetoes abortion ban

Anna Giaritelli · May 20, 2016 9:17 pm

The guidance also said it does "not add any requirements to applicable law." (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

State AGs demand clarity on Obama’s transgender guidance

Kelly Cohen · May 18, 2016 4:46 pm

Under the measure, Missourians can now carry concealed weapons without needing a permit. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Missouri lawmakers dramatically expand gun rights

Kelly Cohen · May 14, 2016 5:09 pm

So far, California, Hawaii and New York have made affirmative consent the standard on college campuses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Beltway Confidential

Connecticut could become next state to adopt affirmative consent

Ashe Schow · April 29, 2016 7:14 pm