MinnPost3d
Minnesota leads again: No other state has ever begun a legislative session without clear majorities
National legislative experts say Minnesota's House and Senate lacking clear majorities hasn't ever happened. Here's what ...
Nieman Journalism Lab1mon
Journalists explain legislative procedure
“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 ...
The Connecticut Mirror10d
The guardrails violate the majority vote rule
Ned Lamont's State of the State address. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror The first bedrock rule of legislative procedure ...
What happens on the first day of the Tennessee General Assembly?
The first day of the Tennessee General Assembly is largely a procedural day, with 12 new lawmakers being sworn in and elections for speakers held.
The Texas Tribune on MSN4d
Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.