Congress, campaigns engage in gas price tug-of-war as summer travel begins
From left, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, (D-R.I.), Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) call on big oil companies to be held accountable…
Former Democratic lawmaker John Rodgers to run for lieutenant governor as a Republican
John Rodgers on the Senate floor at the Statehouse in Montpelier. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger John Rodgers, a former Vermont House and Senate Democrat from Glover, is running for…
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. (Photo by Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)…
Oregon taps North Carolina deputy director to lead Medicaid system
More than one in four Oregonians are enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid-funded program that cares for low-income people. (Getty Images) A deputy director of Medicaid policy…
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)…
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 —…
Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved a bill this week to renew farm and nutrition programs, the measure faces a tough road to becoming law. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung.)…
Justice ends emergency declaration for West Virginia’s jails and prisons
Gov. Jim Justice presents the proclamation to end the state of emergency during his Friday news briefing. (Screenshot from Gov. Jim Justice’s briefing) Gov. Jim Justice on Friday signed a…
D.C. Dispatch: Farm bill, Greenfield tornado recovery and bipartisan rankings
Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, center, talk with first responders, volunteers and local officials about disaster recovery after Tuesday’s tornado in Greenfield. (Photo courtesy of Grassley’s office) Iowa lawmakers…
Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe
A combine being used to harvest the soybeans in a field at a farm on October 14, 2019, in Rippey, Iowa. The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved a bill this…