$79 million for Arkansas water projects coming down the pipe
(Getty Images) Projects to improve water quality, upgrade sanitary systems and install key water infrastructure can soon begin in counties across Arkansas through funding recently approved by the Department of…
House Ethics Committee drops complaint against GOP Rep accused of signature fraud
Rep. Austin Smith, R-Surprise, on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror An ethics complaint filed against Republican…
Colorado advocates hail ‘year of transit’ as Gov. Polis signs funding bills into law
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs a bill reauthorizing zero-fare transit programs aboard an RTD commuter train on May 16, 2024. (Gov. Jared Polis) Gov. Jared Polis used a brief whistle-stop…
Analysts say Michigan’s overall revenue continues to grow, while School Aid Fund shrinks
Michigan Capitol | Susan J. DemasMichigan Capitol | Susan J. Demas Despite no longer having the cushion of federal COVID funding, Michigan should still see modest growth in net tax…
Groups sue over grazing agreements in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Mature aspen trees with leaves in full autumn gold color shimmer in the wind next to Upper Red Rock Lake at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Cortez…
Graves undecided on what district he’ll run inÂ
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., speaks to the Louisiana Seafood Safety Task Force on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) U.S. Rep. Garret Graves is committed to…
DPU approves utility deals with Everett LNG terminal
THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Public Utilities gave its blessing to a series of agreements between local utilities and Constellation Energy that will keep the liquefied natural gas terminal in Everett…
Iowa woman pleads guilty after banking more than $328,000 in dead mother’s Social Security checks
The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in Burlington. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger BURLINGTON — An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to illegally collecting hundreds of thousands…
Missouri House puts questions of ranked-choice, non-citizen voting on the 2024 ballot
The Missouri House approved a non-citizen voting provision as part of a Senate bill which will put a question before Missouri voters seeking to ban ranked-choice voting and non-citizen voting…
Biden celebrates ‘the power of an education’ on Brown v. Board 70th anniversary
A section of the Brown v. Board mural is seen on April 2, 2024, at the Kansas Statehouse. The mural appears outside the former Kansas Supreme Court room where 11…