Good morning, Early Birds. Wyoming granted women the right to vote on this day in 1869. It was the first state to do so and, for some male proponents, an incentive to get women to move to the ...

California legislators have voted to approve a major expansion of the state’s tax credit for film and TV production, which ...

State-level legislative efforts are making gold more practical as a medium of exchange, supporting the 'gold is money' thesis. Learn more about gold here.

Washington state lawmakers have ended their legislative session by sending a $78 billion dollar budget to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk. It includes nearly $6 billion in cuts and over $9 billion in ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders struck a tentative $254 billion budget deal earlier this week that includes $400 million for the Child Care Assistance Program.

COLUMBIA — House Speaker Murrell Smith had one message for reporters about his chamber’s accomplishments on the closing day of the 2025 legislative session: it’s not about the quantity of ...

This year, the Texas Legislature’s 140-day session lined up almost exactly with the Trump administration’s first stretch. Texas legislators gaveled in January 14, and six days later, Donald ...

Minnesota Legislature reaches $66 billion budget deal 05:53. The Minnesota Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted ...

The state of New Hampshire signed a bill into law on May 6 that enables its state treasury to invest in digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC-1.73%). Arizona followed suit by signing a slightly ...

State-level DOGE work gathers speed Oklahoma’s new government efficiency unit issued a report on what it has found to cut, while Iowa’s first-in-the-nation effort held its inaugural meeting.

Some cities, such as Springfield, the Illinois capital, aren’t waiting for the state to pass a bill, however. Its leaders have introduced an amendment to the city code that would charge long ...