The $500 checks are accompanied by a letter signed by the president that criticizes the Biden administration for overcharging Americans for health insurance.

The board unanimously approved a time-sensitive state Advanced Teaching Roles (ATR) grant that provides an estimated $600,000 over three years (plus a possible $225,000 extension) to fund multi-classroom leaders, master-reach teachers and teacher supplements in targeted schools.

A former Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputy is facing charges in connection with the misuse of an automated license plate reader system.

With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs ...

In a letter Monday to federal officials, Stein said he supports efforts to reduce “unnecessary administrative burdens” on Head Start programs. But he argued the proposed rule would weaken standards th...

The Housing and Neighborhood Services Committee voted 3–1 to recommend that city council consider amending Charlotte's minimum housing code to require functioning cooling capable of maintaining a maximum of 80°F in two habitable rooms from May through September, with a 48‑hour repair window for inoperable systems.

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Republicans are calling the legislature back in session to remind voters of Trump’s gas and diesel price hikes.

The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.

The US Transportation Department on Monday will finalize sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards through 2031, reversing a push by the Biden administration to force automakers to build more elect...

The U.S. transmission grid isn’t growing fast enough to meet surging electricity demand. Fast-tracking transmission upgrades could change that.

See the important deadlines for registering to vote, mailing ballots and voting early in person.

Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.

The PI request comes as the county boards of elections across the state are set to start weekly meetings to process absentee ballots. There have been 93,402 mail ballots requested and 13,495 counted i...

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Death rates associated with three common emergency general surgery conditions, which are rarely fatal when treated promptly, rose about 50% over two decades among U.S. adults ages 18 to 64, according ...

The board voted to join litigation led by a private law firm alleging harms from social media to children; counsel said there was no cost to the district and that any global settlement would likely be distributed by the state.

Democrats and voting advocates are going on the offensive against the Trump administration’s threats to send armed federal agents to the polls as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm election...

Staff explained the agency's 2019 general Title V permit approach for air curtain incinerators (ACIs), noted state changes require the agency to update its general Title V permit, and said EPA is considering removing Title V requirements for ACIs while some operators struggle with required initial visible-emissions testing.

Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.

Republicans want to keep shifting the tax burden from the wealthy to the rest of us.

1/7 Just 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of U.S. K–12 education, according to a new Gallup poll—the lowest in its 27-year trend. 67% are dissatisfied. With the 2026 midterms approachi...