People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan in July. A new report ranks states on extreme weather and air quality risks. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine have the best combination of relatively low environmental risks and robust environmental policies, according to a report…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed its ruling from earlier this month that the Trump administration can withhold $4 billion in foreign aid, though the order notes the decision “should not be read as a final determination on the…
The sun illuminates the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sept. 26, 2025, the morning following indictment charges filed against former FBI Director James Comey. His initial court date is scheduled there Oct. 9. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images) Former FBI Director James Comey proclaimed his innocence of federal obstruction charges…
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, speaks at a Senate hearing earlier this month. Warnock and several other lawmakers commissioned a Government Accountability Office report which found that Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work requirements (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Georgia spent…
Protesters gather in the Missouri Capitol rotunda Sept. 10 in opposition to a proposed congressional district map that passed the House (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A referendum petition seeking a statewide vote on the gerrymandered Missouri redistricting plan is insufficient because the bill changing district lines hasn’t been signed yet, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins decided…
Plastic flowers and American flags are placed atop graves at the Wounded Knee Memorial and cemetery on June 30, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. soldiers for their role in the Wounded Knee Massacre will not be rescinded. The massacre occurred…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Congress’ failure to pass a short-term government funding bill before midnight Tuesday will lead to the first shutdown in nearly seven years and give President Donald Trump broad authority to determine what federal operations keep…
Demonstrators protest the suspension of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where the show is performed, in Los Angeles earlier this month. While Kimmel has returned to the air, dozens of public workers have been fired across the country for comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Mario…
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters in May 2024 during his time as a state senator (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Friday pitched his first revision of ballot language for a Missouri constitutional amendment that would ban abortion — without mentioning the ban — at the Cole County…
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at an agriculture conference on Thursday in Kansas City, where she discussed solutions to American farmers’ economic plight. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) KANSAS CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Thursday plans to boost American farmers by purchasing millions of bushels of crops. In an…
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