“If civic-affairs news is the broccoli of American journalism, then coverage of legislative procedure is the unsalted lima bean.” This will be the year journalism finally explains arcane legislative ...

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Legislature is considering ways to deal with accidental vetoes in light of a mistake made by Gov. Kelly Armstrong that nearly resulted in an agency losing $35 million in ...

Lawmakers kept the lid on simmering conflict between Republican factions Tuesday and passed amended versions of the rules that govern legislative procedure and decorum in advance of formal votes that ...

Pending tax and spending legislation is putting additional upward pressure on the U.S. national debt. Much like the broader U.S. budget process, a legislative procedure currently being used to advance ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers may double the amount of staff available to assist legislators by the end of the 2027 session. During a meeting of the Legislative Procedure and Arrangements ...

Current and former members of the Kansas Legislature debate a procedural rule allowing lawmakers to end debate and force ...

How should Congress work? If you put that question to the average American, the answer would go something like this: Legislators are elected to represent states and districts all over the country.

A legislative panel on Thursday endorsed proposed procedures for the Legislative Council’s Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee to conduct a study of the state’s firearms and concealed-carry laws ...