Honolulu Teacher Housing Complex Faces Possible Delays, Funding Shortfalls
An alternative site is now proposed at Mililani High School, but it could require more state funding.
As a new session begins, with 1,155 bills, here’s how to find, track, and testify on legislation
All told, there have been 830 House bills and 325 Senate bills filed for this year – 1,155 total, according to James Vara, the director of the Office of Legislative…
Decent, humble and gifted: Jimmy Carter remembered at U.S. Capitol
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives file past the flag-draped casket of the late President Jimmy Carter in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)…
Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar
Newly donated LGBTQ+ books are displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond, Calif. California is one of six states that have enacted laws to fight against book…
What challenges are Ohio colleges and universities encountering?
(Stock photo via Getty Images) Declining birth rates, rising tuition costs, student loan debt and lack of confidence in higher education are just some of the challenges facing Ohio colleges…
Trump calls for avoiding default, possibly using military force for expansion
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)…
CT Gov. Lamont’s ‘north stars’ in 2025: opportunity and affordability
Gov. Ned Lamont intends to talk broadly in a noontime speech to legislators Wednesday about “opportunity and affordability” for the state’s residents. These, he said, are the “north stars” guiding…
So-called electricity competition in Ohio is usually a bad deal for consumers, study shows
An electricity meter. (Stock photo from Getty Images.) When you get cornered at the store or by a telemarketer selling electricity in Ohio’s deregulated retail market, they often tell you…
Planned timber harvests in the Whites are not a threat to true ‘old growth’ forests
A view from the Airline Trail following a mountain ridge on the slopes of Mount Adams in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. (Cappi Thompson | New Hampshire Bulletin) Can…
Washington pharmacists prescribe abortion pills through new pilot program
Washington state law has recognized pharmacists as health care providers since 1979, allowing them to prescribe many medications approved by the FDA. (Wichayada Suwanachun/Getty Images) A Washington state-based nonprofit has…