“If civic-affairs news is the broccoli of American journalism, then coverage of legislative procedure is the unsalted lima bean.” This will be the year journalism finally explains arcane legislative ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers may double the amount of staff available to assist legislators by the end of the 2027 session. During a meeting of the Legislative Procedure and Arrangements ...

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Legislature is considering ways to deal with accidental vetoes in light of a mistake made by Gov. Kelly Armstrong that nearly resulted in an agency losing $35 million in ...

On March 16, Fox News anchors during their self-described daytime “news hours” repeatedly forwarded the false suggestion that, by using a legislative procedure known as the “self-executing rule” to ...

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Arkansas House leader Matthew Shepherd was arguably too lax on following procedure set in the state constitution. Credit: Gennie Diaz In deference to the governor ...

HELENA, Mont. — Republican-backed legislative efforts to reshape judicial procedures — and the relationship between the judicial branch and the rest of the government — are gaining steam. On Tuesday, ...