For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of each member's "yea-or-nay" on legislation. But a new study from the ...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local senators’ roll call attendance records for the 2025 session through ...

The House, 151-1, approved a bill that supporters say will strengthen animal welfare protections, modernize veterinary ...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local representatives voted with their party’s ...

As Donald Trump gears up for the first State of the Union address of his second term, he’s seen a slight uptick in Republican opposition amid his sagging poll numbers and nationwide concerns over the ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 6-10.