Unintentional drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in Florida, according to the Florida Department ...

The proposed law, which aims to clarify abortion exceptions during medical emergencies, was supposed to be a rare win. But in ...

Democrats had vowed to prevent the passage of any proposed constitutional amendments to try and force Republicans to amend the controversial school voucher bill. Republicans didn't give in.

A child welfare bill banning child marriage and prohibiting the state from seizing foster children’s Social Security benefits passed Tuesday.

The deal, awaiting Gov. Ferguson’s signature, includes $4.3B in new taxes on businesses, financial assets and technology, and boosts K-12 funding.

The House had its final debate on the “big budget bill,” with legislators on the right lambasting spending, and the sponsor ...

With just days left of the 2025 legislative session, Florida lawmakers are staring down a legislative traffic jam of shakeups ...

A few bad trades—in tariff wars and in Luka Dončić—plus a gambling-plan meltdown have undercut the mega-donor's ambitions.

Sunday marked the final day of Washington state’s 2025 legislative session, an occasion known as Sine Die. Much has happened in the 105 days since the session started Jan. 13. Tears were shed, brawls ...

After weeks of working behind the scenes, Washington state Democratic lawmakers released their much-anticipated operating-budget deal Saturday morning. Both chambers will need to give it the green ...

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has vetoed eight bills that lawmakers sent to his desk during the 2025 legislative session.

One of the largest chunks of new spending is for education, with another $682 million for elementary and secondary schools.