No committee vote was taken Thursday as two of the 10 University of Wisconsin System Regents appeared before the committee for confirmation of their nominations to the board in the days following the board’s decision to fire UW President Jay Rothman.

The House Ethics Committee has scheduled an April public hearing to determine if U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick should be punished for a series of ethics violations.

An ethics probe into a South Florida congresswoman accused of stealing millions is moving forward.Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., allegedly funneled $14 million in<a class="excerpt-read-more"

A proposed bill gun owners say will price lower income buyers out of the market continues to get attention at the Illinois state capitol. Opponents of House Bill 3320 estimate the Responsibility in Firearms Legislation,

Luzerne County Council’s new correctional services committee will try to get the ball rolling on planning a new prison.

Teen curfews and so-called teen takeovers will be up for discussion at Chicago City Hall Thursday.

Following a surge in applications for the West Greeley Oversight Committee, the city council approved a new pre-interview process to help the council sort through candidates faster.

A Seattle City Council committee has voted to expand Mayor Wilson’s proposed library levy, raising it from $410 million to nearly $480 million.

Discussion was sometimes contentious and the vote wasn't unanimous, but spending plan moves on to City Council.

The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.