The Michigan House voted to adopt a nine-bill road funding package that would generate about $3.1 billion, with a large chunk going to local roads.

Providing parents with tax credits has mostly been a Democratic priority but the idea has gained traction in Ohio, Indiana and other Republican-led states.

Other budget items include requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote at BMVs and revoking $3.5 million to aid a downtown development project from arrested developer Bobby George.

Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey has become the first Democratic congressman to call on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step ...

Leaders in the upper chamber of Congress occasionally have to take a political beating to protect their members in tough ...

The GOP plan approved by the state House Wednesday faces many obstacles and almost certain changes before it reaches the desk ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers agreed Wednesday to spend another $528 million on still-pressing needs from ...

The legislature’s top-ranking Republican on Wednesday claimed that Democrats are considering a 3% sales tax on IT and data ...

State Senate Republicans unveiled a series of bills on Wednesday targeting the affordability crisis, proposing tax cuts and ...

New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein wants Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax ...

One amendment, by Rep. Saira Draper, D-Atlanta, would reduce the measure’s scope. The version that passed the Senate last month had set the threshold for a compliance impact analysis at $1 million, ...

California also is bracing for major budget hits if Republicans in Congress follow through with a plan to slash billions of dollars in Medicaid and potentially jeopardize coverage for millions of ...