PFAS bill was born in the hope of compromise. Then both sides dug in — and it died.
A PFAS advisory sign along Starkweather Creek. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) A bill to create a number of programs aimed at spending $125 million set aside for PFAS cleanup…
Millionaire surtax revenues far exceed expectations
BEACON HILL spent most of the past year in hand-wringing mode over the state’s finances as tax revenues sagged month after month and new costs exploded, but lawmakers might soon…
Today is Idaho’s 2024 primary election. Here’s what you need to know to vote.
Voters cast their ballots at Timberline High School during the Idaho primary election on May 17, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) Para leer esta historia en español, haga…
Vehicle registration costs set to go up July 1
Maryland motorists will have to dig a little deeper after July 1 when they renew their vehicle registrations. The cost of registering a passenger vehicle will increase 60-75% under new…
As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back
Volkswagen automobile plant employee Kiara Hughes celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Just days before workers…
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt introduces bill to end a state’s Medicaid funding if it blocks IVF
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama addresses a crowd at a breakfast hosted by the Chamber of Commerce in Montgomery on Nov. 3, 2023. (Alander Rocha/Alabama Reflector) WASHINGTON — Two…
Maryland Matters election contest: We have a winner!
The results from last week’s primaries won’t be officially certified until Friday. But here at Maryland Matters, even before the vote count is final, we’re able to declare a winner…
As candidates file, familiar battle lines form between Wyoming GOP factions
In a race largely reflective of the battle lines of Wyoming’s 2024 legislative elections, Republican Reps. Barry Crago and Mark Jennings will compete for Senate District 22. Crago and Jennings…
A farmer, a baker, a kombucha maker: The colorful characters behind Riverton’s local food movement
RIVERTON—When Steve Doyle and his family moved from New Orleans to an old farm property on the outskirts of this central Wyoming town in 2007, he was surprised to discover…
‘Moms for Liberty’ campaign is all about limiting the freedom to read
People who want to ban books never admit that’s their goal, because they know it’s unpopular. It also hypocritically goes against the values of freedom and liberty they publicly claim…