Established by Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress. The Constitution grants ...

The Utah Legislature, not content with passing laws, goes beyond the power granted it in the Utah Constitution by invading executive branch functions. Utah Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 1 states, “The ...

Once upon a time, South Carolina’s government was dominated, utterly and completely, by the legislative branch. This legislative control grew out of distrust of the executive branch, ingrained in the ...

Lawmakers in the House have yet to be sworn in. They can’t help constituents or get classified briefings, much less hold hearings or pass laws. And at some point, they may have trouble getting paid.

Gov. Pat McCrory and two of his predecessors have sued the General Assembly to stop a newly created Coal Ash Management Commission and others like it from taking over executive branch functions. The ...

Civil society groups and former lawmakers are calling on appropriators to boost funding for Congress itself to stem what they call a “significant loss of institutional capacity.” Ten former lawmakers, ...

Congress can be a difficult place for technology vendors to do business. The legislative branch’s “unique, fragmented and opaque rules” set a barrier to entry that can keep even vendors with ...

It’s almost like an alternate universe. Fresh off the bitterly partisan and acrimonious House impeachment vote, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress approved a slate of ...