ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate began a long debate Friday on a bill to write broad protections for abortion rights into state statutes, which would make it difficult for future courts to ...

The ethics standards in the Minnesota Legislature are facing fresh scrutiny after a prominent state senator didn't disclose a former legal client poised to benefit from a bill he sponsored.

BOSTON — Nearly 130 years after abolitionist, orator and newspaper publisher Frederick Douglass addressed state lawmakers, the Senate plans to unveil a bust in the branch’s chamber honoring ...

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota Senate say they have come to an agreement to jointly run the chamber while it is tied for much of this month. Meanwhile, in the Minnesota House ...

As it stands, the Minnesota GOP and DFL are temporarily tied in the Senate, 33-33. The election comes in the wake of former Senate Majority Leader Dziedzic's death from ovarian cancer in December.

BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–Nearly 130 years after abolitionist, orator and newspaper publisher Frederick Douglass addressed state lawmakers, the Senate plans to unveil a bust in the branch’s chamber ...

L'Merchie Frazier, member of the State House Art Commission, front left, Karen Spilka, president of the Massachusetts Senate, center right, and Nina Lillie LeDoyt, daughter of artist Lloyd Lillie, ...

Democrats have taken control of both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature, putting the party in full control of state government for the first time since 2014. Latest ...

A bust of the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass was unveiled in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber. It is the first bust to be added there in more than 125 years.

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth and certain adults. The legislation, SF23, targets the discredited practice of seeking to ...

The Massachusetts Senate plans to unveil a bust in the branch's chamber honoring Frederick Douglass' legacy during a ceremony this week. It's the first bust to be added to the Senate Chamber since ...

Nearly 130 years after abolitionist, orator, and newspaper publisher Frederick Douglass addressed state lawmakers, the Mass. Senate plans to unveil a bust in the branch’s chamber honoring his ...