It's likely the final week of the 2026 legislative session, but lawmakers still have to iron out the details on nearly 200 bills — or give up on them for the year. Will lawmakers enable the Indiana ...

North Carolina lawmakers say threats — from verbal harassment to stalkers to armed constituents — are reporting more threats against them have grown more frequent in recent years. The weekend security ...

We’ve got our first new law of the 2026 General Assembly, and it only took 30 legislative days (out of 60) to make it happen. Senate Bill 172, sponsored by Sen. Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville, allows ...

This is the bizarre moment a group of fishermen on a boat off the coast of Pattaya, Thailand on February 16 find a reticulated python hiding inside a buoy in the middle of the ocean. Pythons are able ...

An earlier sunset for data center tax exemptions, wage increases for educators and state employees and premium assistance for health insurance bought through the Marketplace were included in budget ...

With the 2026 legislative session concluded, hundreds of bills approved by the Virginia General Assembly are now heading to the desk of Gov. Spanberger. Virginia lawmakers wrap session with debate ...

What’s alive and what’s dead at the Virginia General Assembly’s 2026 midway point Democrats advance constitutional amendments, gun restrictions, immigration limits and a minimum wage hike as budget ...

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The 2026 General Assembly reached its midpoint Tuesday night as lawmakers hit crossover, the session’s deadline for legislation to pass its chamber of origin and move to the other side of the state ...

Republicans may be in a reduced minority in the legislature but their diminished numbers didn’t lead to diminished enthusiasm. Republicans scored early rhetorical points by talking up all the tax ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — At the halfway point of the 2026 General Assembly Session, Virginia Democrats say they’ve delivered on their affordability agenda. “Lower bills, common sense solutions — that’s ...