A bill that would ban oil drilling near the Apalachicola River is one step closer to landing on the governor’s desk.

The senator, who’s served 16 years in Springfield since he replaced his father was charged with three counts of bribery and lying to the FBI. Before they began deliberating Monday, jurors heard eight ...

The Senate Subcommittee on Ethics on Thursday advised Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion to disclose potential ...

The state’s environmental regulator’s decision cited a 2021 bill seeking to repeal numeric standards for nitrogen and ...

As Trump’s first one hundred days of his second administration approaches, one major nonprofit is working to codify the ...

Deliberations continued for nearly 23 hours before jury arrived at stalemate in the federal bribery trial of Illinois Sen.

The Democratic Party in Florida is dead. But there are good people that can resuscitate it. But they don’t want it to be me,” ...

State Senator Jason Pizzo, the Democratic minority leader, announced in a floor speech that he was leaving the party.

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ senior Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on his decision to retire after four decades ...

Sen. Durbin spoke from his home the state capital of in Springfield, where he announced his first senate run back in 1995.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money ...