BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has approved a bill that develops rules to comply with a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at ethics reform.

Representatives voted ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Senate has unanimously approved a Democratic bill that develops rules to comply with a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed state constitutional amendment aimed at protecting the legal rights of victims of crime has passes the Idaho Senate and now heads to the House.

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico House of Representatives is poised to vote on a proposal to divert additional money toward early childhood education from a multibillion-dollar state trust fund.

Debate began Friday evening on the House floor about a proposed constitutional amendment ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A measure to put a proposed casino complex in a southeastern South Dakota city to a statewide vote will be debated by the state Senate.

Senators voted 20-11 on Thursday to schedule the Yankton casino and entertainment measure for debate next week.

Kasi Haberman, ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A measure to put a proposed casino complex in Yankton on the ballot has narrowly survived its first legislative test.

The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 Wednesday to send the measure to the floor without recommendation. It will take a majority vote to debate ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to limit damages awarded in lawsuits.

That comes after a more-expansive “tort reform” measure was disqualified from last year’s ballot.

Republican Sen. Bart Hester and Rep. ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A measure that could favor Republicans on an independent Idaho commission that draws congressional and legislative maps stalled Tuesday amid a protest by Democrats.

The House sent the legislation back to a committee after Democrats called it a rushed attempt at ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill proposed by a Missouri state senator would close a number of lawmaker emails and other records from public access.

Sen. Ed Emery on Tuesday pitched the bill to a ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri senator is seeking to tweak a voter-approved redistricting measure by allowing the public to submit suggestions to a state demographer responsible for drawing new districts.

The “Clean Missouri” constitutional amendment approved last November creates a ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A detailed blueprint emerged Monday for the creation of New Mexico’s independent ethics commission to evaluate complaints about the conduct of elected officials, public employees, lobbyists and others.

In November 2018 elections, voters across the state approved a ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate has passed a resolution that would let state voters decide whether to prohibit state courts from interfering in impeachment proceedings.

The Senate sent the resolution on a proposed constitutional amendment to the House of Delegates on a ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is one step closer to repealing a state constitutional amendment that allows people to be enslaved as punishment for a crime.

Lawmakers advanced the proposed repeal Thursday on a 44-0 vote. Two additional votes are required to place it on the 2020 general ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on proposed amendments to Alaska’s constitution (all times local):

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing changes to the state constitution that he says would help create a durable state fiscal plan.

One of the proposed amendments is ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House will consider a state constitutional amendment that would grant human rights from the moment of fertilization, even as lawmakers await a state Supreme Court ruling on whether the constitution ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A legislative committee has advanced a measure to close a 143-year-old loophole in the Nebraska Constitution that allows people to be enslaved as punishment for a crime.

Members of the Judiciary Committee voted 7-0 on Wednesday to send the proposed constitutional ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature will take a closer look at itself this week with a pair of measures aimed at creating rules for a voter-approved constitutional amendment for government ethics oversight.

Also expected on the Legislature’s plate are proposals to reimburse ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is the only state where a governor cannot serve two consecutive terms. But if voters think their governor is doing a good job, why shouldn’t he or she be re-elected?

Democrats, who have won the past two gubernatorial elections, generally support allowing ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment would create an independent commission to draw boundaries for state elections in New Hampshire.

Current state law leaves redistricting to the state lawmakers. New Hampshire Public Radio

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It doesn’t look like Wisconsin legislators will pass a constitutional amendment to bolster crime victims’ rights in time to get it on the spring ballot.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A House Delegate has sponsored a resolution that would add West Virginia to states that are signing up to support a constitutional amendment for congressional term limits.

Delegate Jeffrey Pack sponsored the resolution on Thursday and it has been assigned to the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has submitted a budget proposal a year after its spending practices triggered an impeachment scandal.

Chief Justice Beth Walker submitted the request Tuesday for $131.15 million in the 2020 fiscal year, compared with appropriations ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats who objected to what they viewed as voter suppression legislation are proposing new bills aimed at expanding voter turnout.

The House Election Law Committee held public hearings Tuesday on two constitutional amendments: One would allow ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A resolution introduced in the West Virginia Legislature seeks to require that Supreme Court justice appointments by the governor be confirmed by the Senate.

The resolution introduced in the Senate on Monday was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in New York unveiled new measures Tuesday intended to address chronic corruption problems in a state where 30 lawmakers have left office facing criminal or ethical allegations since 2000.

A proposed state constitutional amendment suggested by Sen. Liz Krueger, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A sharply divided Florida Supreme Court rejected a nearly decade-old lawsuit Friday that claimed the state isn’t living up to its constitutional requirement to provide a “high quality” education for all.

In doing so, the 4-3 decision Friday essentially renders ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s hourly minimum wage is about to rise again, with the rate going up by 25 cents an hour Tuesday from $8.30 to $8.55.

Workers who receive tips will get a wage increase from $4.15 an hour to $4.30.

Ohio voters approved the annual adjustments in a 2006 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ballot measure to legalize sports betting in Deadwood wouldn’t be a huge moneymaker for casinos or bring in much tax revenue, according to a legislative financial analysis. But supporters say it would help keep the historic mining town competitive as a ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would give the North Dakota Legislature final say on successful citizen-led initiatives that amend the state constitution, something opponents believe usurps the will of the people.

The legislation was inspired, in ...