Ohio Senate Bill 5 continues to dominate the news in the state. Chairman of the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee Kevin Bacon, requested all proposed amendments be turned into his office by noon Friday.

By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators on two roll calls from the week of Feb.

The Massachusetts Senate is weighing a freeze in the state's unemployment rate to help struggling small businesses. Without the freeze, the average employer would see the per-employee payment jump from $644 to $872, an increase of $228 per worker.

The state Senate passed bills Tuesday that would lower minimum levels of car insurance and make it more difficult to approve of sales and income tax increases.

TALLAHASSEE – State Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, has re-filed a constitutional amendment that would attempt to prevent Floridians from being penalized if they don’t buy health-care coverage to comply with the federal health care reforms. Although it is unclear legally how such an amendment would interact with the federal health-insurance mandates Congress passed and a state judge tossed the ...