“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 ...

A simple Google search will produce a map and directions on how to find the state capitol, where staffers can help citizens locate legislative chambers and hearing rooms. But this seemingly easy ...

Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your rights. With an increasingly conservative Supreme Court ...

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) would say about budget negotiations that “the pain was inevitable but the suffering was optional.” Sometimes, though, the suffering is not optional.

The concept of “court packing” has received a lot of attention recently, and rightly so. That radical move—which Democrats rejected in the 1930s—would permanently damage the independence and ...