Missouri residents affected by radiation exposure push Congress to extend benefits
Tammy Tesson Puhlmann, 63, who now lives in Villa Ridge, Missouri, shows photos of her son Drew as she sat in the Russell Senate Office Building on May 22, 2024.…
Lawmakers tried to get a Bob Dean nursing home reopened under new owners. It didn’t go well.
Louisiana lawmakers’ efforts to reopen a nursing home in Lafourche Parish were thwarted by the powerful Louisiana Nursing Home Association. (Canva image) Golden Meadow, Grand Isle and Lafourche Parish all…
The inside story of the YouTube influencer who peddles misinformation to Vietnamese communities
A mob of pro-Trump supporters tried to stop Congress from voting to certify the Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021, declaring Joe Biden winner of the presidential election. (Alex…
Why the US government is trying to break up Live Nation – a music industry scholar explains
(Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The U.S. Justice Department, along with 29 states and the District of Columbia, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent…
Winston-Salem spent $2.5m on a controversial hydroponic farm to feed the hungry. It’s failed.
Several years ago, the Winston-Salem City Council voted 7-1 to fund a hydroponic farm in the historically Black Boston Thurmond neighborhood. However, the farm has yet to live up to…
Attorney general sides with GOP lawmakers on voiding some of Beshear’s line-item vetoes
The Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort on Feb. 27, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office ruled Tuesday that some of Gov. Andy Beshear’s recent line-item vetoes…
A legal doctrine that shields police from many lawsuits may be losing support
Brandon Bell/Getty Images Desmond Green spent nearly two years in a violent Mississippi jail awaiting trial for a murder he did not commit. The sole evidence connecting him to the…
Bill designed to lower suicide rate of Missouri veterans awaits action by governor
The bill mandates the commission take a deep dive into procedures, treatment options and any other necessary assistance to reduce the veteran suicide rate (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) State lawmakers tasked…
Early voting is under way for SC’s June 11 primaries
(Elena Sunagatova/ iStock/Getty Images Plus) COLUMBIA — Early voting for South Carolina’s June 11 primaries has begun. The early voting period started Tuesday and runs through Friday, June 7, except…
These U.S. Supreme Court cases could affect abortion access nationwide
Experts have said that mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen, has a record of safety and efficacy in more than two decades of use. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images for UltraViolet). How…