U.S. Congress can't just sit by while President Trump does whatever he wants. But lawmakers seem to have no intention of ...

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Ben Hansen of Blair and Teresa Ibach of Sumner, the chair and vice chair of the Legislature’s Executive Board that oversees daily operations of the legislative branch. State Sen. Ben Hansen of ...

A Rock Island man on trial for the shooting death of Dayona Lee, 26, in December of 2021, has instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after a jury was seated.

maintained Republicans’ filibuster-proof majority of 33 senators, but how that plays out in the officially nonpartisan Legislature remains to be seen. Veteran lawmakers and other legislative ...

Generative AI has radically transformed digital creation. AI image generators can produce pictures from just a few words in a prompt, and it's becoming easier than ever to find and use these programs.

Full Story By James Barragán Jan. 31, 2025 After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session. Full Story By Jasper ...

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In the last year of a four-year term, the legislative session begins on the second Tuesday in January. The length of the regular session is limited to 30 meeting days within a period of 105 calendar ...

[1] The below chart shows the state's legislative party competitiveness score from 1880 to 1990. The chart offers a look into competitiveness prior to Ballotpedia's 1992 analysis.