Washington state is considering a bill that would make comprehensive sexual education mandatory for all public school students. Parents could choose to opt their children out of sex ed.
The Collective PAC is planning an effort to ensure a diverse 2020 Democratic presidential ticket. The group plans to seek pledges from convention delegates and hopes to host a South Carolina primary forum.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is fast-tracking a piece of Democratic climate change legislation he opposes, part of a record of supporting the coal industry.
In declaring his signing of an executive order to declare a national emergency, President Trump said on Feb. 15, "it's been signed many times before...there's rarely been a problem."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the house floor that President Trump will sign the spending bill to avoid government shutdown but will also issue a declaration for a national emergency.
The House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on elections will hold a field hearing in Halifax. Democrats are interested in rewriting part of the Voting Rights Act to comply with a Supreme Court ruling.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Green New Deal. The resolution addresses two main topics: climate change and income inequality.
Utility companies in Kentucky could pay less for the power they buy from people with solar panels on their homes under a bill that has cleared the state House of Representatives.
The Montana Legislature has passed a policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment and retaliation and set a process for investigating and addressing complaints.
A Snoqualmie Police Department report says a former Washington state lawmaker was arrested Sunday after he and an underage relative were drinking in a bar and he told police that he wanted to call the mayor to come "take care of this.".
The acting president of Michigan State University has apologized to victims of imprisoned sexual abuser Larry Nassar, the former campus sports doctor who molested patients.
A positive forecast for state income in New Mexico provided reassurances for legislators who want to increase spending on public education in response to a court order and public concerns.
In declaring his signing of an executive order to declare a national emergency, President Trump said on Feb. 15, "it's been signed many times before...there's rarely been a problem."
