This Maui Board Was Created To Improve Transparency. Now It’s Accused Of Doing The Opposite
County Council members cite the Independent Nomination Board’s failure to identify applicants and release meeting minutes.
States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newborns
Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to better support patients who are in recovery from substance use disorder…
First Foundation: More than 100 interested in funds; most funding to go to established programs
Stakeholders and members of the West Virginia First Foundation met for the first time in the Truist building in Charleston, W.Va., on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (Caity Coyne | West…
Some states want to make it easier to cancel subscriptions
A screen displays logos for streaming services. States are passing new laws to try to make it harder for companies to automatically renew subscriptions, sometimes at higher prices, without consumers’…
The Fed says its long-awaited rate cut is apolitical, even close to the presidential election
Home mortgage rates are posted outside a real estate office in Los Angeles after the Federal Reserve interest rates announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell…
NC Judge okays UNC-Chapel Hill’s digital IDs as voter identification
Photo: Getty Images/cmannphoto State law does not prevent UNC-Chapel Hill students from using their university-issued mobile identification cards as voter ID, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday. State and national…
With SC’s death penalty, how much does ‘truth’ matter?
People protest the death penalty in a “free speech zone” set up near the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 as the state…
Flat budgets by way of tax cuts are increasing costs for families
Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal to cut the state income tax another 5% would reduce state revenues $114 million annually. (Getty Images) Earlier this month, Gov. Jim Justice announced that legislators…
You go looking for trouble, you’re going to find it
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 24, 2024…
It’s never been easier for Rhode Islanders with disabilities to vote. But it’s still not perfect.
Regina Connor, 75, of Smithfield, is legally blind and has never missed voting in an election since she was old enough to participate. She also serves on the Rhode Island…