If signed into law, creators of nonconsensual "deepfake" porn could face up to three years in prison and civil lawsuits from ...

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Oakland County authorities the new legislation would keep future children from falling through the cracks when they transfer ...

Overwhelming bipartisan passage of $488 billion in federal funding masked a bigger fight ahead over funding the rest of the ...

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

The Massachusetts Senate passed multiple pieces of legislation last month, addressing a variety of issues affecting ...

A first-of-its-kind program that provides no-strings-attached cash to new and expecting parents or mothers in Kalamazoo could soon be available across Michigan.

After a flurry of activity at the Pa. state Capitol, it’s unclear if lawmakers are any closer to ending the budget impasse ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A Sangamon County judge has ruled to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the bills making up the state ...

As SEPTA's funding deadline approaches, the Pennsylvania State Senate introduced a new plan to fund the transit system, but ...

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

Another key bill the Senate passed was SB 6, Protecting Unborn Children, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler, which prohibits ...