Last year, when 31% of state lawmakers nationwide were women, they held about 30% of the seats on committees overseeing taxes ...

State rankings provide some initial insights into the prevalence of hurdles to and supports for women in each state’s politics, but they tell no single story for women’s political progress.

In Oregon, where three women have served as governor, the state constitution still refers to the governor with “he” or “his.” ...

Beginning Feb. 3, the first session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature begins, and it begins with a host of new leaders.

Lawmakers in some states are pushing measures to crack down on abortion pills or penalize women who obtain abortions.

Representative Susan DuBose's "What Is A Woman" bill garners early attention in the Alabama State Legislature, though the ...

This one for Legislative Bill 89, known as the “Stand with Women Act.” LB 89 would expand the women’s bill of rights, established by Governor Jim Pillen in 2023 through executive order.

In 2022, according to the Associated Press, the General Assembly left it up to the Georgia High School Association to make ...