The Illinois Constitution provides four mechanisms for amending the state constitution—a constitutional convention, a legislative process, and a citizen-initiated process.

The Missouri Constitution can be amended via three different paths—a citizen-initiated process, a legislative process, and a state constitutional convention. In Missouri, the number of signatures ...

A bill meant to help stabilize California’ s troubled insurance market has key early support as wildfires continue to cause devastation in and around Los Angeles. The measure, introduced by Democratic ...

For years, the Legislature's budget process has started with receiving the governor's budget proposal the first week of the legislative session, typically the day after the State of the State address.

Wade, in which he called on the Republican-controlled Legislature to meet in a special session to create a process whereby voters could collect signatures and file petitions to force votes on state ...

Democrats maintained their supermajorities in the state Senate and Assembly in the 2024 election but return to the capitol on the defensive after Republicans flipped three legislative seats and Trump ...

In an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, Johnson said Republicans would use what is known as the reconciliation process, which only requires a simple majority of 51 in the Senate.

California lawmakers ... an employment attorney with firm Seyfarth Shaw, said she expects legislative activity on the labor front to pick up speed in the coming months. “It’s going to be ...

“Creating a permitting process will ensure that the structures ... said the proposals could gain momentum after the Legislative session begins in January. “I do think we’ll see a lot of ...

no amendments that could slow down the voting process. No bill number is given, but the description of the bill in the rules package reads, “The bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to ...

In California, it is now illegal to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk, whether that crosswalk is marked or not. This regulation, known as Assembly Bill 413, aims to "daylight" intersections by ...