Tribes, Native students sue feds over education cuts
Head coach Adam Strom of the Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team cuts the net after a victory in March in Lawrence, Kan. Strom was laid off Feb. 14…
Two bills to change citizen-led petition process pass Arkansas House, but without emergency clauses
Rep. Nicole Clowney (center), D-Fayetteville, asks a question about a bill that would change Arkansas’ citizen-led ballot measure process on the House floor on Monday, March 10, 2025. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas…
Rent increase cap approved by Washington House
An apartment building under construction in Olympia, Washington in January 2025. Critics of a proposal to cap rent increases in Washington argue that it could stifle new development. (Photo by…
House rejects proposal that would bolster ‘free speech’ protections for harassers
State Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 A Republican lawmaker wants to fortify what he called “free speech” protections for people who harass…
National Fire Academy in Frederick County abruptly shuttered
Fire hoses at the ready. (Photo courtesy the U.S. Fire Administration) Firefighters across the country were stunned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s abrupt announcement Friday that classes at the…
State education officials would have power to intervene in struggling schools under governor’s plan
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek at a 2024 ceremony where she signed a $30 milllion summer school funding bill. Kotek is calling on the state Legislature to allocate record funding to…
With two new deaths, flu has killed 3 children in Kentucky since last month
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s public health commissioner, is urging vaccination against flu. (Getty Images) Two more Kentucky children have died from flu, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced…
Medicaid work requirements, managed care bill heads to Idaho Senate
Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, speaks from the Idaho House floor on March 10, 2025, at the Idaho Capitol Building in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun) The…
Idaho joins states with anti-SLAPP laws, aimed at combatting frivolous lawsuits
Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, 2025, on the House floor at the Statehouse in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho…
Utah lawmakers move to set higher bar for ballot initiatives — but voters will have a say in 2026
The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured at dusk on the last night of the legislative session, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Goodlett for Utah News Dispatch)…