The Biden administration has struggled to find a solution to the growing immigration crisis at the southern border, and public perception reflects that, according to new polling data. A new Harvard/Harris poll found the overwhelming majority of…
A plan to grant app-based gig workers some bargaining rights is dead in the state Legislature — even as the City Council held a hearing Tuesday on measures to improve working conditions for New Yorkers…
Weeks before city Board of Elections officials revealed they’d bungled the vote count in the 2021 primary Tuesday, an elections consultant had tried a few times to offer help with the tabulation software his group…
For Mitrajita Persaud, a salary bump would mean more than just financial stability. After almost four decades teaching young children, and three years leading a preschool in New York City, it would also boost her…
New laws that will cut income taxes for Georgians and increase tax incentives for businesses go into effect Thursday with the start of a new fiscal year. Dubbed the Tax Relief Act of 2021, House Bill…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation on Monday that dedicates $75 million to expand the state’s broadband infrastructure. House Bill 21-1289 also creates the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) within the governor’s Office of Information Technology. The…
Arizona Republicans have endorsed a plan to shield small businesses from a new tax to better fund public schools. The Senate voted along party lines Monday to pass Senate Bill 1783, which would create a…
For years, Louise Shackett has had trouble walking or standing for long periods, making it difficult for her to clean her house in southeastern Maine or do laundry. Shackett, 80, no longer drives, which makes…
President Joe Biden spoke in La Crosse, Wis. Tuesday to promote the bipartisan infrastructure bill as his predecessor criticized Republicans for agreeing to the deal. Biden spoke on the benefits of the bipartisan package on…
New York City lawmakers approved Wednesday a record-high budget that will send billions more to schools, including for testing and tutoring students next fall, and a pilot program to reduce class sizes, a longtime goal…