Citizens slam potential mask mandates at Tuesday hearing
More than 100 people attended the North Carolina Department of Labor's two public hearings on Tuesday to consider re-implementing masking and social distancing requirements...
Nebraska lawmaker announces Democratic bid for Congress, says Republicans bend to ‘vocal minority’
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker in Nebraska who unsuccessfully ran for governor two years ago is seeking a seat in the...
Massachusetts governor praises Navy SEAL who died trying to save fellow SEAL during a...
BOSTON (AP) — The governor of Massachusetts described a Navy SEAL lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to confiscate Iranian-made weapons from...
State lawmakers advance bill imposing new guidelines on gender care and state-issued IDs
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Florida House panel has backed a measure that would require state-issued identification cards to reflect a person's sex assigned...
‘This is scary’: Patients worry about hospital closures amid Steward Health Care crisis
Mary Regan lives five blocks away from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital -- and she’d like to keep that proximity to the bitter end. ...
Democratic-controlled General Assembly poised to elect SCC judges after long vacancies
Sam Towell, left, and Kelsey Bagot, right, speak with State Corporation Commission staff, lobbyists and attorneys Tuesday. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Two seats...
Ohio Republicans propose ending income tax, critics worry about economic crisis
Ohio Republicans have introduced legislation to eliminate the income and commercial activity tax, drawing ire from critics who say this will cause an...
State vs. Local Control: Battle Lines Drawn on Parking Minimums in Minnesota
Minnesota Democrats announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would prohibit cities across the state from imposing parking minimums on new developments.The bill, sponsored...
GOP renews push to make it harder to amend Missouri constitution by initiative petition
Republican lawmakers again advocated for amending Missouri's century-old initiative petition process during a committee hearing Tuesday (Getty Images). Republican lawmakers’ latest attempt to...
Hunters and ranchers demand wolf delisting at Willow River meeting
Around 300 people vented their anger at gray wolves during a Congressional listening session in Willow River on Monday evening. It was the latest...
