Sometimes, buried in a Cincinnati City Council agenda, you find a revelation. A couple of weeks ago, one item spoke volumes ...

As Maryland lawmakers weigh proposals aimed at reining in utility companies, lowering electricity prices and expanding the state’s low-carbon energy system, a new audit report has found that the ...

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After spending the last six months in their districts, New York State legislators have returned to Albany, and the 2026 legislative session is now underway. Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State ...

It is still unclear whether lawmakers will face penalties after a Wake County grand jury this week indicted four Raleigh ...

Bob Regola served a single term in the Pennsylvania Senate, from 2005 to 2009, representing a district centered on Westmoreland County. Before that, he was a supervisor in one of the county’s ...

Lobbyists have spent more than $414,000 on meals, beverages and gifts for Oklahoma lawmakers since January 2025, averaging $2 ...

A powerful state lawmaker whose campaign took thousands of dollars from lobbyists during this year’s legislative session is giving the money back, after drawing concerns over the legality of those ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — When lobbyists try to influence Austin’s elected officials, new rules taking effect next week aim to bring more of those efforts into the open — but critics warn one change could do ...

“If you can't drink a lobbyist's whiskey, take their money, attend their fête champêtre or commingle with their women and still vote against them in session, you don't belong in politics." – Anonymous ...