Massachusetts Senate leaders Tuesday called for passage of legislation designed to toughen existing state regulations for the monitoring of dangerous prescription drugs.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he is closely monitoring progress on the STOCK Act as the bill moves through the Senate this week, and depending on the final product the Senate passes, the House will also pass legislation to address insider trading by members...

Legislation seeking to allow regulators to prosecute members of Congress for insider trading is set to come up for a key procedural vote late Monday in the Senate.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Senate has approved legislation that would create a committee which would recommend to the Legislature whether certain state agencies should be eliminated. Senate Bill 233 was approved 37 to 12, with the vote was split largely along party lines, though the bill did pass with some bipartisan support. The proposed law would create a 14-member committee that would serve two-year ...

A recent poll indicates that a majority of Americans favor dumping every member of Congress. Now, the Senate is trying to restore a measure of trust by passing legislation to ban insider trading by lawmakers.