Connecticut can resist!
The President of the United States has rescinded civil rights programs, has threatened to withhold funding from diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and has announced plans to dissolve the U.S.…
State Farm can hike rates on California homeowners — if it pauses cancellations and proves need
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions —…
State agrees not to enforce ‘double registration’ law in order to settle federal voting rights suit
Voters wait to register to vote at the MetraPark Expo Center in Billings, Montana on Nov. 5, 2024 (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). The Montana Secretary of…
Trump administration approves more coal mining in Decker
Coal mining in southern Montana (Photo by Larry Mayer | Getty Images). Job cuts, tariffs — and in Montana, coal — may be the most visible evidence of the stark…
Lawyers for former Tennessee House Speaker: feds have evidence to discredit witnesses
Defense attorneys for former House Speaker Glen Casada. and an aide claim federal prosecutors have evidence that could discredit potential witnesses. (Photo: John Partipilo) Attorneys for former House Speaker Glen…
Beshear gigs potential presidential rival Gavin Newsom for inviting Steve Bannon on podcast
Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, speaks at a post-march rally in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025. The Democratic governor highlighted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion during a Bloody…
Massachusetts-based company launches program to fund community solar projects
WITH THE FEDERAL dollars for renewable energy slowing to a trickle or stopping altogether, a Cambridge-based company is looking to provide funding for community solar projects in underserved areas through…
Subramanyam, fed. lawmakers to investigate military airspace near National Airport after plane crash
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Photo by Tim Brown/Getty Images) After an Army helicopter collided with a commercial airplane in January near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing dozens, federal…
Students and members of the MSU community march against federal threats to the immigrant community
Protesters march with signs in hand during the “Para la Raza” march through the streets of the MSU campus. March 13, 2025. Photo by Erick Diaz Veliz. Distress and concern…
Legislature sends paid family leave bill to governor
Mississippi women who work in government don’t get a single day of paid time off after giving birth or adopting a child. That’s about to change. A bill that cleared…