We usually understand how the law impacts us on a daily basis, both as a people and as individuals. But how do those laws come to be? This guide explains who comes up with the laws, who writes them, ...

Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your rights. With an increasingly conservative Supreme Court ...

If members of the House demand changes to the legislation the Senate has passed, the two chambers will have to work out their differences in what could be a prolonged negotiation, potentially killing ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville, called proposed legislation to have state universities adopt new due process policies “the worst written bill (he’s) ever ...

Trenton Democrats introduced legislation Dec. 18 aimed at addressing a pressing issue here in the Garden State – affordable housing. Assembly Bill 4/Senate Bill 4251 would create a new, streamlined ...

On Wednesday — exactly two weeks before the current session’s July 31 end date — the state House of Representatives passed a sweeping clean energy bill aimed at “upgrading the grid and protecting ...

IF ANY INFORMATION, CALL POLICE. CASES OF ELDER ABUSE HAVE SPIKED WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY ALYSSA MUNOZ. WHILE THEY’RE TRYING TO STOP THE PROBLEM NOW, PASSING ...