In a follow-up to a story we brought you last week—the governor’s office says it isn’t sweating the double whammy of hurricane season and a potential state government shutdown.

Compromise will be key as the House is tied between DFL and GOP 67-67 and the DFL has a one-seat majority in the Senate. Top ...

In 2023, then-Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a plan of about $67 billion compared to the two chambers each being at $60.7 billion.

If the legislature doesn't approve a budget by June 1, state employees would receive layoff notices about a possible government shutdown at the end of June.

GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth and other Republicans have blamed Democrats for the incomplete work, citing the 23-day delay to ...

With policy negotiations ongoing and fewer than half of all budget bills passing through the Legislature, there is still work ...

Representative Dave Baker says he doesn't regard having to go to a special session as a failure by the legislature. On KWLM's ...

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced on Tuesday he is running for reelection in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, opting ...

The 2025 legislative session came to an end late Monday night with a lot of work still on the table for Minnesota lawmakers.

The most closely divided Legislature in Minnesota history was unable to pass all of its state budget bills before adjourning ...

A special session is all but certain as lawmakers scramble to pass only 6 of the 16 budget bills as the legislative session ...