GOP leaders: Border ballot referral isn’t unconstitutionalÂ
Razor wire along the Rio Grande on the Texas side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Figueroa | States Newsroom Republican legislative leaders say a ballot referral headed for…
Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling
Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media after being found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New…
The Supreme Court limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Getty Images) A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling…
Beshear on CNN: Democratic governors want to know how Biden is doing
Correspondent Pamela Brown interviews Gov. Andy Beshear on CNN Tuesday. Gov. Andy Beshear says his fellow Democratic governors want to know how President Joe Biden is doing. In a Tuesday…
Auditor: State Prosecutor ran afoul of procurement laws
The Office of Legislative Audits report on the Office of State Prosecutor. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. A state agency charged with investigating and prosecuting public officials violated state procurement…
Federal jury rejects former Oregon legislative staffer’s unjust firing claim
Sen.Sara Gelser Blouin, D-Corvallis, at the Oregon Legislature on Feb. 12, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle) The Oregon Legislature and two Democratic lawmakers didn’t retaliate against a former staffer who…
As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested
Farm workers milk dairy cows at the Welcome Stock Farms in January 2022 in Schuylerville, N.Y. Public health officials are concerned about bird flu, which so far has been detected…
Pennsylvania House advances same-sex marriage equality bill
(Getty Images) The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that would protect same-sex marriage in the commonwealth, by repealing an invalid section of state law that defines…
Arkansas governor, education secretary call on schools to join mental health pilot project
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is joining a handful of other states in calling for cell phone restrictions in schools. (Getty Images) The governor and education secretary sent a letter…
Texas U.S. House member calls for Biden to withdraw amid debate fallout
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on May 31, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Texas U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett called for President Joe Biden to withdraw…