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Legislators say they'll investigate cracking down on gifts from possible state contractors. Reporting from OPB showed law firms vying for state business have become major political donors.

Thousands descended on Tallahassee to demand legislative action to prevent future school shootings. "This is only the beginning of our history," one student said. "Please be on the right side of it."

One big reason the Congress has not kept up with the regular schedule for budget and appropriations is the enormous investment of session time to health care — the issue that ate the calendar.

Revisions, negotiations and amendments…lawmaking in Sacramento is a long process that can take years. During the last week of the legislative session, though, it’s more like a short, furious dash. That’s the case with a new recycling bill San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced Monday that has until Friday to pass. Ting wants to bring relief … Continue reading Bay Area Lawmaker Introduces Recycling Bill With Relief For Grocers →

Atlantic writer Franklin Foer says President Trump has "radicalized" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), opening the door for the agency to deport any undocumented immigrant.

The vice president was presiding as the Electoral College vote count is tallied. As violence broke out at the Capitol, President Trump rebuked Pence for following the law.

Like so many things in the era of coronavirus, Oregon's annual State of the State will be a virtual event this year. Gov. Kate Brown is scheduled to deliver remarks at 10:30 a.m.

Friday was the end of this year’s legislative session, and lawmakers sent Governor Jerry Brown hundreds of bills this week covering issues as wide-ranging as immigration, public safety, health care and housing. Here’s a roundup of some of the bills now sitting on Brown’s desk. (Skip to bills on housing, health care and transportation.) Immigration Senate … Continue reading Hundreds of Bills Head to Jerry Brown’s Desk →

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Texas state house Democrat Ann Johnson. She is one of the lawmakers who left Texas in order to block Republicans from passing election-related legislation.

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.