Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A wise man once said there are two things no one wants to see get made – laws and sausage. The Florida Legislature goes to Tallahassee every year for 60 days to consider ...

The 89th Texas Legislature adjourned earlier this month after weighing thousands of bills — but not all of them made it to ...

The Italian Senate on Wednesday approved a controversial new bill aimed at cracking down on demonstrations and expanding legal protections for law enforcement. The Security Decree, proposed by Prime ...

Jugging will now become a felony in Texas starting Sept. 1 AUSTIN, Texas - A popular crime called jugging will become a ...

House Bill 149 by Southlake Republican Giovanni Capriglione has several provisions. It requires local governments to disclose ...

A student becomes truant when they have 10 or more unexcused absences within six months. “The markers here are clear; chronic absenteeism leads to truancy, and truancy leads to all sorts of bad ...

The passage is largely viewed as a major victory, but it is just one of the many steps in the journey of how a bill becomes a law. A key point of friction in ongoing policy negotiations has been ...

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

Missouri's House Speaker declined to sign a letter calling for passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," citing its potential impact on the state's Medicaid program. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said the ...

Environmental justice groups and conservation advocates are opposing Senate Bill and Assembly Bill 131, which they say would ...

The bill will be held until the next legislative session, at which point the governor could veto it or allow it to become law ...