Tennessee ranks in the bottom 5 states for psychiatric bed space, report finds
Tennessee ranks in the bottom five states for psychiatric bed space, according to a new report by the Treatment Advocacy Center. Wednesday's report finds...
Ohio Republicans propose ending income tax, critics worry about economic crisis
The Oho Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for the Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.) Ohio Republicans...
Kentucky’s Secretary of State recommends new civics course for high schoolers
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky's Secretary of State wants high school students to take a class on civics. It's one of the office's recommendations to...
Missouri abortion rights advocates race to get amendment on 2024 ballot
A coalition of Missouri abortion-rights groups launched a campaign last week to get a constitutional amendment to partially legalize abortion on the 2024 statewide...
Exonerated Ohioans paid millions by taxpayers
Photo by Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images. Wrongfully imprisoned Ohioans got settlements that amounted to one of the highest totals in the country when...
Five years after landmark criminal justice reform, prison racial disparities widen in Mass.
Five years after Massachusetts passed sweeping criminal justice reform legislation, a new report released Wednesday shows key improvements in the state's carceral system -...
Bill to Allow “Human Composting” Wins Overwhelming Approval in Delaware House
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A bill to allow composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation received overwhelming approval in the...
Utah Bill May Exclude Unpotty-Trained Kids from Kindergarten
Republican Senator Douglas R. Welton proposed a bill in Utah, HB331, requiring toddlers to be potty-trained before being admitted to kindergarten.The bill responds to...
Discipline case suggests that Kansas judges apply one set of rules to themselves, another...
The Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct mostly conducts its proceedings in secret, writes Clay Wirestone, which makes it look as though judges are...
Rainy and foggy start to the midweek
PEORIA (25News Now) - Dense Fog Advisories will continue across Central Illinois through 6 AM Thursday as visibilities below a quarter of a mile...
