Transmission towers carry electricity in LaPlace on Dec. 28, 2021. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) One race in this November’s election will be for perhaps the most influential seat on…
The author has uncovered more than $3 million that gambling interests have spent between 2022 and 2024 to influence the decisions of North Carolina lawmakers. (NC Newsline file photo) Last…
Line to register to vote and cast a ballot at the University of Michigan, Nov. 8, 2022 | Laina G. Stebbins There’s a disparity between young Michiganders who are registered…
Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, on June 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C., as Sen. JD Vance…
Dear Editor, This week, the Vermont legislature overrode Gov. Scott’s veto of H.887, the “yield bill,” which funds our public education system through property taxes. This bill will directly impact…
Workers secure a blue tarp on a house in Selma, Ala., in January 2023, after a tornado passed through the area. Disasters driven by climate change have wreaked havoc on…
Controlled burns are used to clear out undergrowth that can fuel catastrophic blazes under dry, windy conditions. Officials told lawmakers they need more resources to expand forest thinning and burning…
Buck Laukitis’ boat, the Oracle, sits in Homer in May before unloading its catch of halibut. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal) HOMER — On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis,…
A voter fills out their ballot at a voting site at the Hamilton School gymnasium in central Fresno on June 7, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local The most…
The Oregon Department of Revenue will offer the free federal tax-filing software, Direct File, to taxpayers next year, becoming the first state to join the system. (Courtesy of the Oregon…