U.S. House Committee on Rules

As home foreclosures tear apart neighborhoods throughout the state, an annual battle plays out in Springfield between the banking industry and community activists over how to deal with the damage. The banks always emerge largely unscathed. It happened...

A Virginia lawmaker wants to study the possibility of selling marijuana through state-run liquor stores. Democratic Del. David Englin of Alexandria has filed a joint resolution to look at the potential revenue impact for such a proposal. Under the...

A Virginia lawmaker's push to get the governor to petition the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug has failed. The resolution filed by Democratic Del. David Englin of Alexandria was tabled on a voice vote Tuesday...

Remember the little box you can check off on your federal tax return to donate three dollars to pay for presidential campaigns? House Republicans voted that in this era of e-mailing or texting campaign contributions, it's time to get rid of the federal...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has released the names of a 28-member National Hispanic Steering Committee that includes prominent Latinos from all over the country and Puerto Rico. Central Floridians on the list are former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez,...

TALLAHASSEE — A controversial bill to bring three destination casinos to Florida is dead. House sponsor Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, withdrew the bill before it even came to a vote, simply saying he hoped to “continue the conversation”...

The state House is expected to give final approval Tuesday to legislation requiring state residents to show photo identification every time they vote, clearing the way for the bill to head to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk. As was the case......

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) was named Assembly Legislator of the Year in a reader poll conducted by Around the Capitol, a website for capitol insiders. “He fought the man and won,” was one of the reader responses....