RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some North Carolina principals are worried they could lose pay in the upcoming school year instead of the raises they’re supposed to be receiving in the new state budget....
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that Georgia's statewide election of its five public service commissioners illegally dilutes Black voting power, ordering the state to not prepare...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The developer of a major pipeline system that connects the Marcellus Shale gas field in western Pennsylvania to an export terminal near Philadelphia pleaded no contest...
Thousands more residents outside the original contamination zone may be drinking tainted waterA French industrial fabric producer that poisoned drinking water supplies with PFAS “forever...
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in an Arizona county that was plagued with issues during Tuesday's primaries have replaced their elections director and said he is no longer employed.Pinal County...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Joe Manchin made the case on Wednesday for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act, pushing for quick passage of a bipartisan...
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats displayed a newfound sense of optimism about the election-year political climate Wednesday after voters in traditionally conservative Kansas overwhelmingly backed a...
The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor is extending the suspension of the state's motor fuel tax through Sept. 12.Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed an executive order extending the suspension for a...
Tuesday’s primaries, in many ways, upended expectations. In Kansas, voters rejected a proposed amendment that would have opened the door for state lawmakers to restrict – or even ban – abortions. M…
Kansas primary voters wait in line on Tuesday at a polling place in Wichita. | Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Kansans have voted against a constitutional amendment ...
A Bipartisan Solution To America's Election Crisis Opinion authored by Jacqueline Timmer via RealClear Politics (emphasis ours), One thing that Americans across the political spectrum...
Native American tribes in Maine are going to have to wait months — possibly more than a year — before sports betting begins in the state. The law adopted by state lawmakers goes into effect on...
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Native American tribes in Maine are going to have to wait months — possibly more than a year — before sports betting begins in the state.The law adopted by state lawmakers...
After a relatively quiet July, midterms primaries are back starting Tuesday, when voters in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington will cast their votes in a series of high-profile...
Audio recordings reveal how the former US senator and GOP presidential contender is pitching a constitutional convention to Republican state lawmakers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A vial of insulin cost $25 in 1995, back when Chris Noble was 5 years old and just learning how to manage his Type 1 diabetes with the help of his parents and his...
The climate and energy provisions in the Senate's revenue and spending deal cover everything from incentives to buy electric vehicles to spurring the development of next-generation climate...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a new state budget Thursday, nearly a month into the 2023 fiscal year, which began July 1.The Republican said the $52.7 billion spending plan...
Democrats' anxiety over access to birth control is peaking as more red states attempt to adopt restrictions on emergency contraception and IUDs and could move to potentially ban them.The big...
Florida insurance regulators are taking an "unprecedented" and "extraordinary" step to try and prevent tens of thousands of homeowners from being forced to look for new property insurance...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four Pennsylvania universities said Wednesday they will follow through with tuition increases despite calls from House Republicans to roll back the price hikes.The...
Bankers Insurance Group is pulling out of Florida’s home insurance market. “The Florida private insurance market is collapsing,” said Mark Friedlander. Bankers is now the 13th home insurer in...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that such a mandate would be too onerous on the...
SEATTLE (AP) — People age 18 and under will ride buses, water taxis and streetcars for free in Washington state’s most populous county starting Sept. 1. The King County Council on Thursday...
BOSTON (AP) — Legislation to ban discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles — such as Afros, cornrows or tightly coiled twists — in workplaces, school districts and school-related...
BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP is pulling out of the home insurance market. The company says state lawMAKERS didn't do enough to combat fraud and litigation. Homeowners will be notified of the...
