Lawmakers have regularly balanced the state budget “on the backs of students,” public schools advocates have argued. This year, legislators took a different approach.

With just over 24 hours left in the legislative session, Bears 'megaprojects' bill sponsor says it still doesn't have the ...

With one day left before their scheduled month-end adjournment deadline, Illinois state lawmakers Saturday worked to put ...

The Illinois Senate had yet to act on megaprojects legislation that team has sought for years to build a stadium in Arlington Heights.

It’s fourth down for the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, and the Bears may need a Hail Mary to get a deal for a ...

At issue is Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion slush fund to compensate alleged victims targeted by “political weaponization” from former-President Joe Biden’s Department of Ju ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday dismissed allegations that the proposal to allow ...

More than 70 bills passed in the final week of Alaska's 34th Legislature, in what lawmakers described as a productive flurry of activity that benefited from mostly aligned bipartisan ...

FOLLOWING THE LONG-AWAITED PASSAGE OF A SWEEPING EDUCATION REFORM BILL. TODAY'S NEGOTIATIONS IN MONTPELIER DRAGGED INTO THE NIGHT... AS LAWMAKERS NEARLY EXCEEDED TWO WEEKS OF OVERTIME.. THE EXTRA WORK ...

The lack of movement on the major issues has increased tensions and exposed internal dissention among Democratic lawmakers ...

People might look and think there’s a blue wave coming or a groundswell,” said Speaker of the House Matt Ritter, D-Hartford.

Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a $114.5 billion spending plan Friday, wrapping up a special session to complete the budget more than two months after they failed to do so during the regular session ...