Some members of Congress want to include executive branch employees in a bill that would ban lawmakers from using nonpublic information to made stock trades. The bill also would require public reporting ...

Some members of Congress want to include executive branch employees in a bill that would ban lawmakers from using nonpublic information to made stock trades. The bill also would require public reporting of new securities transactions within 30 days, all part of an effort by Congress to boost its dismal approval ratings that are now in the teens.

The Minnesota Senate voted along party lines Monday to reject the confirmation of Public Utilities Commission Chairwoman Ellen Anderson, a move top Republicans broadcast late last week. Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Anderson, a former state senator from St. Paul interested in renewable energy issues, to the post in March . She served on the commission without a vote on her confirmation until today ...

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 ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen#39;s party secured an expected victory at Senate elections Sunday, according to preliminary results following the vote that was closed to the general population and criticized for lacking credibility.