The salary increases were recommended by a commission filled with former -- and current -- government officials.

The effort may include public or private meetings with legislators, who have the ability to reject the entire pay package.

ATLANTA — A judge on Friday declined a Georgia state senator’s request for an arrest warrant against a state House staffer following a confrontation between the two earlier this year.

This was the remark of former Commission on Elections Chairman Christian Monsod when he was asked in a forum on Friday if the Senate session break is an excuse to delay the impeachment trial of ...

Martina Navratilova has been outspoken about transgender athletes in women's sports for a long while, and earlier this week, she attacked a Democrat senator who voted against the bill. Nevada Sen.

Abuja — A lawmaker in Nigeria has been suspended from her office after she complained of sexual harassment by the senate president, sparking protests and condemnation from feminist groups.

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denounced her suspension from the Senate, calling it a violation of natural justice, fairness, and equity. According to her, the suspension does not ...

The former lawmaker cautioned that legislative impunity could set a dangerous precedent, stressing that no senator should be denied their mandate arbitrarily. “We are not in a Banana Republic. A ...

The recent suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Nigerian Senate has sparked widespread debate and raised critical questions about the principles of democracy, ethical governance ...

A United States-based women’s advocate, Stella Okengwu, has said that it appears there is a gang up against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the Senate. Mrs Okengwu was reacting to the event ...

The Senate Committee on Ethic has recommended that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan be suspended for six months amid her sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

The House speaker and Senate president would see their salaries increase from ... But the commission finally scaled back those plans. Commission Chair Colleen Hanabusa had worried lawmakers might ...