Democrats have wasted little time attacking House Speaker Paul Ryan's plan to make Medicare great — or rather, solvent — again.

A key Georgia House committee easily passed legislation Tuesday aimed at helping provide basic dental care to hundreds of thousands of poor children and elderly Georgians in nursing homes.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - On Monday, Governor Rick Scott announced that he will cut over $8 million in additional annual fees for Florida’s veterans, seniors and businesses during the upcoming legislative session. Governor Scott has been fighting to eliminate fees and unnecessary regulations since he first took office.

Angela Lorio is tired of the begging, tired of the trips to the Louisiana State Capitol to plead to shield the services that provide for her disabled son and so many others like him. But she's gearing up to do it again.

To get Social Security retirement benefits, you have to work for at least 10 years, and therefore many retirees see their Social Security checks as something they’ve earned. Yet that doesn’t stop Uncle Sam from taking its cut of your benefits in the form of income taxes.

GOP leaders will use a fast-track congressional process to kill an anti-gun regulation issued by former President Barack Obama shortly before he left office.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued a one-page notice officially calling the Louisiana Legislature into a special session this month to address a $304 million shortfall in the state budget.

ACKSON – The decision of internet giant Amazon to voluntarily collect the 7 percent tax for the state on purchases made by Mississippians is welcomed news for many state leaders dealing with revenue shortfalls and budget cuts, but it will not provide any relief for municipal leaders who are facing many of the same problems.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott unveiled an ambitious tax-cutting plan Wednesday, but given the state's looming budget issues, there's a good chance he'll hear a word from the Legislature that is becoming increasingly common in his final years in office: No.

NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam released his top legislative priorities for the year Thursday, including previously announced plans to break up the Tennessee Board of Regents system and revise criminal sentencing plus new ones regulating fetal tissue and for-profit higher education institutions.