Iowa State University receives federal grant for power distribution grid work
Iowa State University researchers received a $1 million grant from the Department of Energy to develop methods of monitoring power distribution transformers. (Getty Images) As electricity usage in homes increases…
Electric vehicle owners would pay $250 registration fee under legislation passed in Pa. House
An EV charges at the 10-port charging station at JFK airport in New York, part of a joint initiative by the New York Power Authority and the Port Authority of…
Montana reproductive rights group sues Secretary of State
Posters for Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, the group behind CI-128 in 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) Several groups fighting to get a constitutional ballot amendment that would permanently…
U.S. House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal races
Voters walk into cast their ballots at the Center Point Church on Nov. 8, 2022 in Orem, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives…
Missouri leads seven states challenging health care protections for transgender Americans
A crowd gathers outside of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City to protest of transgender bathroom restrictions on Jan. 25, 2024. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch) Missouri Attorney General…
Amid uncertainty about where floods could strike, towns prepare for the worst
Mike Carey of Barre Town loads sandbags outside Montpelier City Hall to protect his son’s bookstore from possible flooding on State Street in Montpelier on Wednesday, July 10. Photo by…
Pa. Senate passes pharmacy benefit manager reform with near-unanimous vote
A pharmacy manager retrieves a a medication (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images). The Pennsylvania state Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to pass a bill that would regulate pharmaceutical industry middlemen…
Idahoans for Open Primaries initiative has enough signatures to qualify for November ballot
Supporters of the Idaho open primary initiative submitted signatures in support of the ballot initiative to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital…
Biden commends NATO strength, pledges more aid for Ukraine against RussiaÂ
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024 in Washington, D.C. NATO leaders convene in Washington…
AG seeks court order to shut down South Providence scrapyard after blaze
Providence firefighters work to extinguish the burning pile of scrap metal at Rhode Island Recycled Metals, LLC on Allens Avenue in Providence around 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The…