A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.

Nearly a dozen state lawmakers heard from operators, developers, environmental agencies, local elected officials and concerned Oklahomans Tuesday as they weigh the best way to regulate the rapidly cha...

Since the passage of President Trump’s signature legislation, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” in July last year, enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has fallen by...

The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week be...

Advocates for West Virginia children with autism are calling on state officials to address a significant shortage of therapy workers.

The federal government will supply COVID-19 vaccines to Tennessee, to be used as part of a free immunization program for low-income children.

Despite the Trump administration’s hostility towards renewable energy, information released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that utility solar capacity — large scale projects that ...

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in...

Thousands of refugees and people granted asylum who are living in North Carolina will lose their Medicaid coverage due to cuts made in the 2025 federal spending bill.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and two other organizations as domestic terrorist groups. They also added more than 90 ...

If Republican Ron Schutz wins the attorney general’s race in November, he will be responsible for enforcing Minnesota’s laws against the country’s biggest and most powerful corporations. His own perso...

GOP Assembly candidates are highlighting moments when they have disagreed with their leadership to position themselves as independent voices.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson described a Troy Jackson win as a step toward reclaiming American democracy Monday night in Portland.  “This is our moment,” the widely known scholar and Maine residen...

HARRODSBURG — The Mercer County Fiscal Court rejected zoning regulations on Monday that would have allowed the siting of large data centers on land adjacent to a Kentucky Utilities coal-fired power pl...

Canada is South Carolina's third-largest export market behind Germany and Mexico. Automobiles and rubber are among the top products sent to Canada.

Louisiana officials have been slow to identify and punish violations of federal climate laws in the Lake Charles area, according to environmental groups.

The seven plaintiffs have asked the judge to block enforcement of the law, which would require a separate hearing.

Trump's efforts are now colliding with federal law — and the reality long shown by studies and available data that noncitizen voting is rare.

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson have contrasting visions for how to deal with data centers, but voters don’t seem entirely sold on either’s plan.

Supporters of an effort to place new regulations on data centers in Arkansas’ most populous county are expected to seek an override after an official vetoed the proposal last week.

Election deniers are once again expected to seek a variety of statewide and congressional offices across the country in the upcoming midterm election.  Nevada is no exception as incumbent Democratic S...

Push for schools to guide safe firearm storage, only half complying a month from annual deadline

Advocates warn that as word of raids near hospitals and medical centers spreads, so can fears of seeking healthcare services in immigrant communities. Medical workers too have warned that more aggress...

Election officials say nothing has changed about absentee voting for the midterm elections. But voters should be proactive and follow all necessary steps.

Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit argue the rule unlawfully limits an exemption from Medicaid work requirements for "medically frail" adults.

Dozens of Indiana's public K-12 school superintendents say their districts will cut teaching and support staff in the coming years to contend with the financial fallout of property tax reform

This story was first published by KFF Health News on Sept. 22, 2026. Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health insurance. When...

gubernatorial Republican candidate Tom Tiffany is taking some small steps to distance himself from President Donald Trump.

Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal immigration agents, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday heard from family members of those killed ab...

Less than 24 hours after the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to advance plans to consolidate WakeMed and Atrium Health, North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner says he is "profoundly concerned" ...

Immigrant advocates went to federal court Tuesday for an order blocking the Tennessee Highway Patrol from conducting traffic stops with ICE.

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow six Arkansas school districts to enforce a 2025 state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms.

The plaintiff's attorney Jared McClain said in a press release Monday the stay was “a huge blow to DHS’s lawless enforcement practices.”he pa

A watchdog organization accuses Utah of allowing private agencies to serve Utahns with complex needs without enough oversight.

A federal judge ordered immigration officials to release 24 individuals being unlawfully held in Cascade County.

Nearly 75 Haitians living in Ohio have been detained at one of four Ohio detention facilities that contract with ICE since President Trump took away their protected status on July 27 —  a 142.3% incre...

Republican candidate Chris Clagett posted several racist posts on social media that targeted Black women and Muslims.

A statewide survey that found 51% of families with children were food insecure. The survey picked up where the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual survey to assess hunger left off. The final feder...

Just one in 10 of the students initially enrolled in the program's first year submitted viable testing results, an oversight agency found.

The federal government hasn't said if it will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines to low-income kids through a free immunization program,

Medicaid enrollees from five states and leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit Friday challenging new Medicaid work requirements.

Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are fighting bitterly over fisheries, especially the hot-button issue of bycatch.

An Aurora project could become the largest data center in Colorado. It would consume 11 times the power used by Denver International Airport.

Four years after refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of a Democratic president’s electoral victory, the Republican who serves as South Dakota’s top election official has endorsed a Democratic candi...

A Medicaid eligibility change could end healthcare coverage for 25K legal immigrants in NJ starting Oct. 1.

Thousands of Maryland seniors paying for long-term health care could see their annual premiums double, or triple, over the next several years if state officials approve the steep increases requested b...

The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. Individua...

As many as 58,000 Louisiana Medicaid recipients might have to take additional steps to meet the new federal work requirements for the program that go into effect in January, according to information f...

Gov. Joe Lombardo in a new executive order is making clear his eagerness to welcome more AI data centers into the state, calling them “the means by which Nevada will meet an unprecedented challenge an...