State Legislature

We’ve all heard that Democrats are in for a very difficult two years. The new GOP majority in the House of Representatives will wage a campaign to disable health reform, Financial Regulation, and the EPA; stonewall executive and judicial ap…

The Midterm Elections brought about changes in politics at the national, state, and local levels. Nationally, Republicans returned to the majority in the House of Representatives and picked up seats in the Senate. At the state level, Republican Sc…

Two Republicans, including a member of the GOP leadership, voted on the House floor several times despite not having been sworn in, throwing the House into parliamentary turmoil Thursday — the same day the Constitution was read aloud on th…

At the behest of the incoming Congressional Tea Party coalition, legislators led by Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte read the entire Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives this morning.  Except they didn't. It seems t…

WASHINGTON — Cut spending, raise taxes and fees, and accept billions of dollars from Congress. That's been the formula for states trying to survive the worst economy since the 1930s. As Republicans prepare to take control of the House and …

WASHINGTON — Cut spending, raise taxes and fees, and accept billions of dollars from Congress. That's been the formula for states trying to survive the worst economy since the 1930s. As Republicans prepare to take control of the House and …

Cut spending, raise taxes and fees, and accept billions of dollars from Congress. That's been the formula for states trying to survive the worst economy since the 1930s. As Republicans prepare to take control of the House and exert more influence …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cut spending, raise taxes and fees, and accept billions of dollars from Congress. That’s been the formula for states trying to survive the worst economy since the 1930s. As Republicans prepare to take control of the H…