Tennessee wildlife agency won’t appeal ruling that limits secret surveillance of private lands
A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency vehicle. (Photo: John Partipilo) The Tennessee Attorney General won’t appeal a court decision that found secret surveillance of private property by state game wardens to…
U.S. House GOP spending cuts a preview of Project 2025, lead Dem appropriator says
The leading Democrat on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday highlighted the spending cuts proposed by House Republicans in fiscal 2025 appropriations bills. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The…
Fines might not deter abuse at La. facilities caring for the disabled, audit finds
Getty Images A review of how state officials respond to allegations of abuse at Louisiana facilities that care for the developmentally disabled found that fines assessed for infractions haven’t been…
Trump says he’s willing to debate Harris, more than once
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on January 06, 2024 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate…
Tennessee election finance board to subpoena members of Constitutional Republicans
The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance the Registry of Election Finance is set to subpoena members of two Constitutional Republican groups to answer questions about operating as a PAC. (Photo:…
State signs $9.8M with novice education savings account vendor to oversee Hope Scholarship
School children run and jump off a staircase at a school building. The board that oversees the Hope Scholarship has selected a vendor to run the growing program. (Getty Images)…
Andy Beshear sees a path: running through J.D. Vance
Gov. Andy Beshear started Monday on MSNBC and ended it on CNN. Gov. Andy Beshear obviously wants to be in the White House – first as vice president. He went…
Amazon claims to power all its operations with renewable energy. If only that were true.
(George Frey/Getty Images) When Amazon announced this month that it had achieved 100% renewable energy seven years ahead of schedule, that sounded like really good news for Virginia. Amazon owns…
U.S. Secret Service director resigns amid fury over agency failures in protecting Trump
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The day before, Cheatle testified before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on the attempted assassination of…
To decarbonize, New England is betting big on offshore wind. Can it deliver?Â
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee speaks at an event in June in Providence marking completion of offshore turbine components for the Revolution Wind project. New England’s push into offshore wind…