The Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget setting committee on Monday set budgets for Idaho Medicaid — largely at levels the governor asked for.

An important piece of water legislation passed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Friday, but must still be ...

The former Georgia governors, once fierce rivals, say the focus on red-meat issues has made it difficult for policymakers to solve problems.

These Senators could have used the filibuster to demand that Republicans come to the table to negotiate a bipartisan agreement. Instead, they folded. In doing so, they became emblematic of a neutered ...

Nita Lowey, the New York representative who became the first woman to lead the budget-setting House Appropriations Committee, ...

The D.C. bill must now be taken up by the House and signed by President Donald Trump to prevent a scenario local officials ...

Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died on Saturday, according to a statement ...

BISMARCK — Supporters of Prairie Public can breathe a sigh of relief after a bill looking to defund the organization was ...

The cuts could hinder the agency’s ability to uphold its duties under key federal laws, according to the letter from three ...

BOISE — The state budget writers passed the largest budget this year, with members narrowly advancing Medicaid appropriations ...

Nita Lowey (D-NY), a pioneering Jewish congresswoman and the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee ...

Flags were flying at half-staff in New York Monday in honor of former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who died at age 87 on Saturday ...