Bills affecting specific economic sectors are, in some respects, the bread and butter of state legislative sessions, because they tend to have hefty financial consequences and when they pop up,…
New estimates show the income tax relief lawmakers approved last spring will reduce tax collections this fiscal year and in the years ahead.
Protesters lodged accusations of open meetings violations at three conservative State Election Board members on July 12. Board member Rick Jeffares, right, responds by threatening to remove people for being…
Many of Connecticut’s leaders have grown increasingly frustrated with 8-30g, the state’s affordable housing law, in recent years. It’s not hard to see why. Under the statute, if a town’s…
A train of tanker cars travels the tracks along the Colorado River near Cameo on May 16, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) A group of U.S. Republican senators, including Utah’s Mike…
Residents assess a fallen tree in their Houston neighborhood after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on July 8. As climate change has fueled more intense and frequent natural disasters,…
FEDERAL LAWMAKERS are threatening to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt of Congress over his refusal to appear at a Senate committee hearing next week,…
UNDER GOV. MAURA HEALEY’S leadership, climate action, environmental, and energy justice have rightly emerged as key priorities. However, to ensure a truly just and equitable energy system transition in Massachusetts,…
Rep. George Rauscher, R-Sutton, speaks during a session of the Alaska House of Representatives on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Rauscher was the lead sponsor of House Bill 88. (Photo by…
Students wait to be picked up by their parents after a school shooting took place on September 4, 2024 in Winder. Four fatalities and multiple injuries have been reported and…