Unlike for legislative bills, cloture can’t be invoked to shut off debate on rules changes. It takes 30 votes to suspend the rules in that instance. A caution from Greater Nebraska Jacobson said the ...

States Newsroom reports Kansas GOP leaders used rules to cut debate on a controversial transgender bill, sparking frustration ...

It took six months for legislative leaders to agree to a new set of rules aimed at making the Legislature’s workings more transparent and more efficient — which speaks to both the usual rivalry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Judge Mike Menahan tells the Select Committee on Judicial Oversight and Reform that he and other JSC members have been waiting to ...

Del. Mike Hornby believes the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals got it wrong 37 years ago and prevented the Legislature from approving rules approved by the state Board of Education. (Photo ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - The future of the filibuster, used to stall or kill bills, will be discussed at a public hearing scheduled for Monday on a variety of proposed legislative rules ...

The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday approved a proposed Arkansas Department of Insurance rule that department officials said is aimed at enforcing an existing state law that requires health ...

While Attorney General Douglas Moylan attempts to stop proceedings at the Supreme Court of Guam on the governor's latest ...

The Legislative Council will consider the proposed emergency rule Friday morning. The proposed emergency rule would become effective after the Legislative Council adjourns its meeting on Friday and ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly aiding conservative priorities, appear ...