A supporter of a proposal to create a consumer-owned electric utility is suing to stop a separate popular vote that could stymie the effort by restricting long-term debt needed to…
Economy
Ohio will apply for $1 million in federal funds to explore Amtrak expansion in the state, the Ohio Rail Development Commission announced Wednesday. The federal dollars would go toward studying…
Indiana Republicans forged ahead Wednesday with a proposal that would upend the current nonpartisan school board elections across the state despite opponents arguing the change would further inject politics into…
The North Carolina legislature completed its confirmation of Nels Roseland as state controller on Wednesday with a unanimous vote for the second day in a row. The House voted 117-0…
GOP lawmakers bring Afghanistan vets to State of the Union, say ‘answers’ still needed on 2021 withdrawal
House Republicans Reps. Ashley Hinson and Young Kim are bringing two Afghanistan veterans to President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday, and say the Biden administration still needs to…
State of the Union: Biden to reflect on COVID, Jan. 6, call democracy ‘bruised’ but ‘unbroken’
President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, in which he is expected to tout the economic progress made under his administration,…
South Carolina will soon undergo a change of command at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday nominated retired Maj. Gen. Todd McCaffrey to head one of…
Speaking in the aftermath of a brawl at a middle school basketball game that ended with the death of one of the participants, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday said…
The Maine Paid Family Leave Coalition on Tuesday launched a renewed push for a paid family and medical leave benefit as the Democratic-controlled Legislature takes up the issue. Maine Sen.…
A woman whose teenage son died by suicide in 2017 urged New Hampshire lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation allowing kindergarten through 12th-grade students excused absences from school to deal with…