Rhode Island Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio signals he may be open to passing stricter gun control measures in the 2025 legislative session. (Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current) In December 2023,…
A LiDAR sensor from technology company Ouster, shown in an intersection in Colorado, uses a laser to create anonymous 3-D models of the people and vehicles at street level. (Photo…
A portrait of former President Jimmy Carter hangs in the Georgia Capitol. Carter, a governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, died Sunday. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder) WASHINGTON — Funeral services…
Kentucky lawmakers have taken some positive steps but so far have focused on citizenship exams which emphasize random factual information more than the robust appreciation for political participation and constitutional…
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The Virginia Capitol (Graham Moomaw/Virginia Mercury) Heading into the third year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, states will continue to introduce and consider legislation to expand or restrict access…
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “FBI finds 150 homemade bombs at Virginia home in one of the largest such seizures, prosecutors say.” — The Associated Press • “Ex-Rep.…
One country is behind an increase in foreign ownership of Hawaiʻi’s dwindling agricultural land holdings. Hint: It’s not China.
A new long-term plan to rebuild Lahaina is likely going to change. Residents need to be persistent and flexible.
Say’s critics see him as emblematic of Hawaiʻi’s “old boys’” style of politics. He defends his cautious style as necessary to keep the state running smoothly.