Officials: State Center settlement marks the end of one era and the beginning of another
The members of the Board of Public Works — left to right, Treasurer Dereck Davis, Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman — listen Wednesday to Attorney General Anthony Brown,…
Maryland gives go-ahead to permit allowing offshore wind farm to move forward
The Block Island wind farm off of Rhode Island. US Wind recently won federal approval to build a 114-turbine wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, a project that…
Judge deems Youngkin’s actions to withdraw Virginia from RGGI ‘unlawful’
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters outside the Capitol near the end of the 2024 General Assembly session. Photo by Graham Moomaw/Virginia Mercury. A Virginia circuit court judge ruled…
Pa. officials mark Transgender Day of Remembrance in increasingly hostile political environment
Transgender Day of Remembrance was marked at the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex Nov. 20, 2024 (Commonwealth Media Services photo) Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone…
Senate Prez Albritton announces key committee positions
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton speaking with reporters on Nov. 19, 2024 (Photo by Mitch Perry/ Florida Phoenix) Senate President Ben Albritton on Wednesday continued to fill out key positions…
Abortion bans could reverse decline in teen births, experts warn
Students wait for a bus outside Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago. Teen birth rates have been falling for decades, but abortion bans threaten to undo that progress,…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds state laws blocking local gun control
Avery Hamill’s jacket with a message on gun violence at the Moms Demand Action rally on gun safety Monday, May 22, 2023, at the Pennsylvania Capitol. (Capital-Star photo by DaniRae…
Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans
Companies could spend some of their carbon-offset money on climate-friendly projects that improve people’s lives in the U.S. communities where these companies operate. (Photo by Jim Still-Pepper/iStock via Getty Images)…
New Mexico Department of Health secretary out, governor’s health policy advisor in
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Patrick Allen resigns from his position after nearly two years. (Photo provided by the New Mexico Department of Health) New Mexico Department of Health…
Fed’s recent rate cuts could improve borrowing options for state and local government projects
A Connecticut Department of Transportation crew works on an Interstate 95 bridge on Nov. 5, 2023, in Westport, Connecticut. The Federal Reserve’s rate cut earlier this month could mean lower…