This commentary is by Rep. Jay Hooper, a democrat representing the Orange-Washington-Addison district in the Vermont House of Representatives. Urgent memorandum to Vermont Democrats writ large; we need your help…
Even if eligible municipalities and counties maxed out local tools like the wheel tax and excise surtax, there’s still an annual $650 million deficit simply to maintain current road and…
New Year’s Eve 2025 on the mountain at sunset, concept. 2025 and 2024 on the cliff at sunrise, creative idea. Free space for design. Calendar 2025 Maggie Rose has landed…
The debate over the debt limit will likely flare tensions between centrist and far-right Republicans the closer the country gets to the real deadline sometime later in the year. (Photo…
Since the 2023 legislative session, at least seven cities or counties in Nevada have adopted new ordinances or expanded existing ones that in some form criminalize unhoused folks from sleeping…
This year, lawmakers amended the law to curb the use of step therapy, especially when it comes to drugs to treat autoimmune disorders and cancer. (Photo via Getty Images) The…
The Senate chambers at the Washington state Capitol. (Legislative Support Services) In a few short weeks, 147 state representatives and senators will descend on the Capitol for 105 days of…
The Florida Capitol building on Aug. 12, 2024. (Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix) From banning minors from social media to imposing harsher penalties for getting too close to first responders, these nine…
Lawmakers in Missouri’s General Assembly have pre-filed various bills to expand or reform the state’s charter school law (Getty Images). Republican legislators are set to push for further expansion of…
View 2024 through the images of Mississippi Today community health photojournalist Eric J. Shelton. Christopher Best rides his toy truck in the backyard of his home in Flora, Miss., on…