The move comes after nearly a year of requests for voluntary recognition by employees in offices run by Speaker Emanuel ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engage in ...

The North Carolina legislature has voted to pass a long ... throughout our state,” House Majority Leader John Bell said. But most Democrats voted no. They say the budget doesn’t do enough ...

As voted upon, and pending approval in the U.S. Senate, a government shutdown would be delayed through Nov. 17 as both ...

The house gave its final approval shortly after midnight. After months of negotiations, the budget was passed in a 70-to-40 vote. The state Senate followed with a passing vote Friday morning.

(AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders ditched efforts this year to dramatically multiply legal gambling in the state, announcing Tuesday that they will instead pass a final budget ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina House voted to pass a new, $30 billion state budget Thursday — the first vote needed in a series of approvals that are expected to soon wrap up months of ...

North Carolina's new, $30-billion budget passed ... state's infrastructure — meeting our needs on health care, education, transportation, manufacturing and tourism, just to name a few," House ...

North Carolina's new, $30-billion budget passed ... state's infrastructure — meeting our needs on health care, education, transportation, manufacturing and tourism, just to name a few," House ...