New federal rule will overhaul transmission planning as electric grid strains
Electric power lines are seen attached to transmission towers on Sept. 28, 2023, in the Everglades, Florida. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a long-awaited overhaul of how…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
U.S. House Republicans are promoting a bill to curb voting by noncitizens. Though noncitizens can vote in some local elections, it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal…
Policymakers, advocates look to remake Bay cleanup program even as some goals go unmet
Federal and state environmental officials have acknowledged for the past couple of years that states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed will fall short of meeting some of their pollution reduction…
Dr. Jerome Larkin is one step closer to leading R.I. Department of Health
Dr. Jerome M. Larkin, who has been nominated as the permanent director of the Department of Health, addresses the Rhode Island Senate Health and Human Services Committee at a hearing…
Here’s what the Minnesota Legislature could pass this session. Don’t get your hopes up.
House Majority Leader Jamie Long (left), House Speaker Melissa Hortman (center) and Rep. Kaohly Her (right) at a Capitol press conference on Thursday, May 16. Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer.…
Brown v. Board litigants, family mark anniversary as Biden decries ongoing school inequality
Plaintiffs and family members of plaintiffs in the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case, Cheryl Brown Henderson, second from right, John Stokes, second from left, and Nathaniel…
Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
Dr. Brian Jeffrey Swann, who is on the board of directors for Remote Area Medical and practices dentistry in Tennessee, told a U.S. Senate committee about low-income people who drive…
Brown v. Board litigants, family mark anniversary as Biden decries ongoing school inequality
Plaintiffs and family members of plaintiffs in the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case, Cheryl Brown Henderson, second from right, John Stokes, second from left, and Nathaniel…
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board opens investigation into Melissa Vine campaign
The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board enforces Iowa’s government-ethics laws. (Image by Canva, with board logo from State of Iowa) The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board decided Thursday…
Senate panel, led by Wyden, focuses on rural hospital finances and closures
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, speaks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on rural health care. (Screenshot) Rural hospitals and clinics across the U.S., including…