Major issues likely to shape debate in the Maine Legislature this year

When Maine lawmakers return to Augusta in January, they will face an agenda shaped as much by federal policy shifts as by ...
Modesto Bee

How does the California legislative session work? Lawmakers convene Monday

The governor has 30 days to act in 2026. In the first year of the Legislature’s two-year cycles, the governor is limited to 12 days. Once the governor signs the measure, it is sent to the secretary of ...

How does a bill become law in Kentucky? Here are the steps

The first step is for a state representative or senator to introduce a bill in their respective chamber. For the 2026 ...

Marijuana, IPS debate: What to expect in the 2026 legislative session

Redistricting took a lot of oxygen out of the 2026 session, but there's still two months to cram in a handful of issues.
The Owensboro Times

How to monitor bills, contact lawmakers, and more during the 2026 legislative session

The Kentucky General Assembly will begin its 60-day legislative session on Tuesday. Here's how to monitor bills, contact ...
Pew Research Center

U.S. stands out globally in how it draws legislative districts

So far this year, at least four states have redrawn their congressional districts with the stated goal of advantaging one party or the other in the 2026 midterms. Several others are exploring similar ...
Wall Street Journal

The Curriculum Flowchart That Has Texas Professors Up in Arms

A controversy is swirling at a Texas university. The trigger? A flowchart. On Dec. 1, the new chancellor of the Texas Tech University system sent professors a diagram laying out a chain of approval ...

Texas Tech System releases course review process for controversial material

The Texas Tech System has released its course content review process for controversial topics to ensure compliance with state ...
CNN

The success of the forced Epstein files vote is emboldening some Republicans to go it alone

House Speaker Mike Johnson may want to put the Jeffrey Epstein saga behind him, but some Republicans saw rank-and-file members’ success in forcing Tuesday’s vote as an opportunity to push their own ...
The News-Gazette

Editorial | Whatever happened to transparency in the legislative process?

Another surprise attack in Springfield. The people of Illinois may have dodged a massive $1.5 billion tax increase, but that’s only because a proposal put together by insider House Democrats was so ...
inforum

Port: We need a better process for filling legislative vacancies

MINOT — North Dakota has had a lot of legislative vacancies of late. By the way, are you wondering how that last squares with Article IV, Section 6 of the state constitution? The bit of law states, in ...
Law

Texas Legislative Custody Reform: Nonparent Due Process?

The 2025 legislative changes, building on the C.J.C. foundation, have created the most restrictive environment for nonparent rights in Texas history. Reform will require recognition that protecting ...