There are 24 U.S. states that allow for citizen-led ballot initiatives, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Iowa is not among them. Some politicians want to change that.

Republicans hone in on sentence change for human trafficking, court system transparency and tackling "soft-on crime" policies ...

Minnesota Senate Republicans will once again be the Minority party as early as next week. DFL Senator-elect Doron Clark will join the Senate, breaking a temporary tie that kicked off the legislative ...

Sen. Patty Murray, who chaired the Energy-Water Subcommittee for much of the last Congress, will remain that panel's top ...

Minnesota’s Senate is back to 67 members after starting the year in a tie. The DFL regained its majority in the state Senate after a special election on Tuesday night.

Trump's federal funding freeze sparks controversy, prompts strong criticism from Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 56-42 to confirm former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, tasked with rolling back climate rules from former President ...

The Senate DFL will regain control next week after a special election, and DFL and Republican House leaders are negotiating.

After two weeks of successful power-sharing, the Senate will revert to a majority after Tuesday’s special election ...

State Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat from Des Plaines, will serve as assistant majority leader of the Illinois Senate for the ...

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will have a majority in the Minnesota Senate once again after their candidate won a special ...

Democratic candidate Doron Clark has won a special election for a vacant Minnesota Senate seat, giving Democrats control of ...