Trump tech appointees point to a deregulated industry, tech players say
Donald Trump, then the GOP candidate for president, gave a keynote speech on the third day of the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center on July 27, 2024 in…
The U.S. Senate should remember Mansfield’s words
It could be days or even weeks before the nation learns which party controls the U.S. House and Senate. Shown is the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by…
Camping bans, penalties after Supreme Court ruling could worsen homelessness, experts say
The City of Las Vegas set up a barricade at a homeless encampment. (Michael Lyle/Nevada Current) This is the first in a three-part series on the national rise in local…
Gianforte, Montana sue Yellowstone National Park over its bison management plan
A bison rolls in the dirt July 9, 2024, at Yellowstone National Park. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun) A long-simmering battle between Yellowstone National Park officials and the…
Changing climate brings more days above freezing
Wisconsin State Capitol on a snowy day. (Baylor Spears | Wisconsin Examiner) Depending on your perspective, some of the most anticipated or dreaded parts of Wisconsin’s climate are winter snows…
Maryland is training more health workers to offer abortion care
A new training program offered by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, Baltimore is expanding the pool of health care providers with reproductive health…
Immigration drives nation’s population growth
Workers adjust machinery at an apartment construction site in Austin, Texas, in 2023. Growth in housing units, mostly apartments in Austin, Dallas and Houston, helped fuel Texas population growth, the…
Nine Colorado education stories to watch in 2025
A view of the entrance to Denver North High School in Denver on April 23, 2023. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their…
Junk food and drug use cut into life expectancy gains for states
People line up for free food, groceries and clothing at a weekly distribution in 2023 in Huntington, W.Va., a community struggling with a declining manufacturing base and a surge in…