Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe
An aerial view from a drone shows a combine being used to harvest the soybeans in a field at the Bardole & Son’s Ltd farm on October 14, 2019 in…
New rules protect pregnant workers, but red states sue over abortion provisions
Women work in a restaurant kitchen in Chicago in March 2023. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a new workplace anti-discrimination law that was passed by Congress with wide bipartisan support,…
Nikki Snyder, 7 other congressional candidates deemed to have invalid petitions
Sean Rayford/Getty Images State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder is among eight congressional candidates who do not have enough valid petition signatures to appear on the August primary ballot.…
Exposure to Agent Orange at U.S. bases, some veterans face cancer with VA support
A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, Oct. 28, 2022. Mounting evidence shows that to kill pervasive poison oak and…
New welcome signs promise ‘Freedom’ but don’t match Reynolds’ unwelcoming agenda
More than four dozen welcome signs across the state will be replaced by the end of 2024. This illustration superimposes the “Freedom to Flourish” welcome sign design on a photo…
Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to federal charges after ordering crew to shoot whale
A sperm whale is seen in an undated photo published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (NOAA photo) A Southeast Alaska troll fisherman has agreed to plead guilty to…
State legislators are taking the maternal mortality crisis into their own hands
Oregon and most other states have a maternal mortality review committee that’s tasked with investigating pregnancy-related deaths and their causes and making prevention recommendations. (Getty Images) As efforts to address…
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.…
Doctors urge U.S. Supreme Court to include abortion as stabilizing care under federal law
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —…
Labor power backs a Republican for eastern Washington congressional seat
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A Republican state lawmaker who opposed several major labor-backed bills last session has won the support of Washington’s largest federation of unions in her bid to succeed…