BOSTON (SHNS) – Splitting up the longstanding joint legislative committees that vet bills into separate House and Senate panels is one of the major reforms the House’s lead negotiator on a new rules ...

Thousands of bills have been filed, they've been sent to committees, and the next step is to let the public weigh in. But out of 33 committees, all 33 are delinquent on an initial step in setting up ...

With an unusually high number of initiative petitions to consider this year, leaders in the Legislature have announced they will tackle the long list of potential ballot questions through the creation ...

WESTFORD — State Rep. James Arciero will continue to serve as the House chair of the Joint Committee on Housing. House Speaker Ronald Mariano, D-Quincy, reappointed Arciero to the committee Feb. 16, ...

PROVIDENCE – News flash: Rhode Island's legislative leaders met for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday as the little-known – but infamous – Joint Committee on Legislative Services. This ...

WESTFIELD — State Sen. John Velis maintained his leadership status on two committees for the state’s next legislative session. Among the Senate committee leadership appointments announced by Senate ...

In the money game for Congress, many candidates in highly contested races in New York are getting significant boosts from major fundraisers like House Speaker Mike Johnson and former House Speaker ...