Getting to know Montana’s 2nd Congressional District candidates
A bipartisan agreement on government spending for the remainder of fiscal 2024 emerged just before 3 a.m. on March 21, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt | States Newsroom) About this…
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
Children’s Defense Fund program director Graciela Camarena assists Lucia Salazar with filling out Medicaid and SNAP application forms for her family in Pharr, Texas, in November 2023. States with the…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says
Bags of fentanyl pills seized in a December 2022 investigation of a drug distribution operation in Whatcom County, Washington. This was a joint operation of several agencies including Whatcom County…
California promised a higher minimum wage for health care workers. Will Newsom delay it?
In summary A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to…
Tuesday’s primary election may be the most important Idaho election in recent memory
Out-of-state operators are influencing our elections. Let’s show them what Idahoans are made of, writes guest columnist Rod Gramer. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) Every two years one hears…
Senate passes voter ID law, but Republicans say they may pare it back
The bill has not left the Senate yet; it was referred to the Senate Finance Committee, and will come back to the Senate floor for a final vote before heading…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Administration Secretary Kristin Clouser to leave after 2 years
Kristin Clouser. Contributed photo Kristin Clouser, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Administration, is departing from her role next week, Gov. Phil Scott announced in a press release Friday. Clouser…
Missouri initiative petition bill, a top GOP priority, dies on final day of session
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher addresses media Friday, the final day of the legislative session. (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday…