“House Bill No. 3120 is a well-intentioned effort to make child detention facilities, and the communities around them, safer,” Abbott wrote. “This all seems like good policy. If a fire breaks out, ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed $600 million from the 2025-26 budget as he signed the $115 billion spending plan recently passed ...

In a final burst of activity, state lawmakers closed out the 2025 legislative session this week by passing dozens of ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 28 bills, including efforts to study teacher retention and a slew of criminal justice-related changes.

Youngkin sets veto record as battles over data centers, energy, and AI heat up; 2025 elections could shift Virginia’s path.

The Medicaid and SNAP changes are just the latest in a series of Trump policies affecting state finances, including the ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out several objections when she vetoed a bill limiting eminent domain use. How could that guide the ...

Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol prepared to cast a tiebreaking vote on the sprawling bill, but it was not ...

The legislation for Trump's agenda on taxes, health care, immigration, energy and more would add $3.3 trillion to the deficit ...

Lawmakers say NY's wrongful death law is unjust to low-income people. Doctors, businesses say changing it would increase ...

While the Big Beautiful Bill does have some positives, like expanding the Child Tax Credit, most of it will hurt the poor and ...