Alaska lawmakers unanimously request Social Security reform to help teachers
Rep. Alyse Galvin, I-Anchorage, speaks with Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska Legislature has unanimously approved a resolution asking Congress…
Anti-abortion groups spar in court with state lawyer over crisis pregnancy centersÂ
Branches Pregnancy Resource Center in Brattleboro. Photo courtesy of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center BURLINGTON — Attorneys representing national anti-abortion advocates and two Vermont-based crisis pregnancy centers argued before a judge…
Correctional officers union opposes McKee’s nomination of interim director for permanent job
The John J. Moran Medium Security Facility at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston. (Rhode Island Department of Corrections website) The union representing the state prison system’s correctional…
Justice: Special session to start on Sunday; child care initiatives not included on call
The West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (West Virginia Legislative Photography) Gov. Jim Justice on Friday announced that the long-awaited special legislative session to amend the state’s budget for fiscal…
Tougher DUI law meant to curb drunk driving in SC takes effect Sunday
Steven Burritt, regional executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, speaks during a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center days before a new,…
CCRI faculty union votes to ratify contract with state higher education department
Members of the CCRI Faculty Association are seen picketing outside the school’s Warwick campus on Jan. 22, 2024. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) After two years of negotiation, faculty at the…
Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
Doug Goyings, a fifth-generation farmer in northwestern Ohio, received a USDA Rural Energy for America Program grant in 2023 to install a 288-panel solar array (seen at left) at his…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Getty…
$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…