To get any budget items passed, GOP lawmakers — and President Donald Trump himself — will need to accept compromises.

The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal ...

In almost every conversation, seemingly, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson mentions he is a constitutional lawyer.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Filed budgets from the Texas House of Representatives and Senate do not propose increasing the basic allotment funding for public school districts. The basic allotment is the ...

Backers of the plan say the districts have strayed from their original goals. The plan will be spearheaded by Sen. Jason ...

By most accounts, Ohio’s recreational marijuana law approved by 57% of the Ohio electorate as state Issue 2 in November 2023 has launched successfully. Since the law took effect last August, marijuana ...

A Senate bill being considered would exempt government employee personnel records for at least three years. Supporters say it ...

Vouchers are not fair to the children and parents of Texas—little oversight of spending, constitutional questions about ...

Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson said the decision to add the jobs is based on the state’s need for them.

Across Texas, parents are owed billions of dollars in child support. The Office of the Attorney General enforces child ...

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.