State Rep. D. Wonda Johnson, D-Gallup, teared up as she told her colleagues on the interim legislative Indian Affairs Committee and the Rural Economic Opportunities Task Force about the Church Rock uranium spill of 1979….
While thousands of Iowans are anticipating the coming sales tax-free weekend on clothing and footwear, state politicians and retail merchants may be the ones who benefit the most. Seventeen states are holding a sales tax…
A plan by Providence and Kaiser Permanente to build a new medical center in the High Desert region of California is the latest example of leading hospital chains seeking market advantage. They intend to spend up…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces a renewed surge of calls for his resignation after an independent investigation released a report Tuesday finding the sexual harassment allegations against him credible and that his administration broke several laws…
When stacked up against other areas of the country, New York was among the middle of the pack of a recent analysis that took a state-by-state look at online privacy laws. Comparitech, a U.K.-based company…
After the federal government made the controversial decision to require that its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine, multiple private companies are now following suit. Multiple major U.S. companies announced Tuesday they would require vaccinations for…
Indianapolis Public Schools students who want to learn remotely this school year will need to give up their in-person IPS seat and register at one of two virtual charter schools. The two online charter schools…
The federal eviction moratorium is over, but there’s still more than $400 million of rental aid available on the state level. MI State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) still has ample COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA)…
Maine has adopted a “first-in-the-nation” law requiring packaging producers to help cover the cost of recycling materials from paper sandwich boxes to bubble wrap. Under new law, recently signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the Maine…
The immigration crisis has been a thorn in the side of President Joe Biden, and the administration’s latest plan to tackle the issue is facing pushback. Critics are taking aim at Biden’s latest proposal after months…