Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said a bill seeking to improve legislative oversight with government watchdogs is a good step toward preventing past conflicts, but he still has constitutional ...

Three lawsuits challenging the legitimacy of funding public schools, all underway and nearing resolution in the courts, have ...

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The Department of Government Efficiency held marathon meetings with employees of the National Institutes of Health Sunday in ...

Wednesday was a rainy day outside the Georgia State Capitol, but the inside of the building was brightened considerably by a few glowing ...

Republicans need help to pass a budget to keep the government running, but Democrats can’t overplay their hand.

Indiana’s Senate on Tuesday approved a trio of education measures – on supplemental teacher pay, sexual education materials ...

Many of these properties are caught in legal and financial gridlock, leaving cities without the resources to maintain or clear them for redevelopment ...

One measure would recognize natural gas as “clean energy” or “green energy” for state or federal funding or incentive ...

There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...

The upcoming showdown over keeping the government open past March 14th should settle some questions for the current year. However, the outcome of that debate is likely to run counter, at least in part ...

These government funding bills are needed to actually provide money for federal agencies to spend each fiscal year on their programs. Congress is supposed to pass 12 annual appropriations bills ...