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Working-class people rarely have a seat ‘at the legislative table’ in state...
Minnesota state Rep. Kaela Berg, a Democrat, listens this week to testimony on a mental health education bill during a House Education Policy Committee meeting at the Minnesota State Capitol in St....
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States rethink ambitious projects as tax revenues shrink and pandemic aid ends
An employee helps a shopper at a Home Depot in Austin, Texas, one of the states reporting a recent sales tax revenue decrease as consumers spend less. A slowdown in tax revenue is forcing states to...
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Where did all the water go? New study explores water use in the Colorado...
The Colorado River is pictured near Moab, Utah, in February 2024. Spenser Heaps for Utah News DispatchThis story first appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. Read more Stateline coverage of how...
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Freedom Caucuses push for conservative state laws, but getting attention is...
Missouri state Sens. Denny Hoskins, left, and Rick Brattin, center, confer with Freedom Caucus Director Tim Jones, right. Hoskins and Brattin are Republicans and members of the State Freedom Caucus...
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Swing states see newcomers as Americans move from blue to red counties
Attendees cheer at the west Michigan city of Grand Haven’s first Pride Fest in June. The surrounding county of Ottawa had more people moving in than any other in the swing state. Like many other...
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States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms...
Amina Tollin receives infusions through a port in her chest to reduce the debilitating symptoms of her chronic nerve condition. Three months ago, Medicaid stopped paying for the therapy as a result of...
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Abortions are banned in Arizona after the state Supreme Court upholds an 1864...
Reproductive rights advocates gather on the steps of the Arizona Supreme Court to speak out against a near-total abortion ban from 1864 being considered by the judges on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. The ban...
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Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing
Malek Hajar, senior project manager at the Vanbarton Group, shows a bathroom inside a model apartment while touring a New York City high-rise undergoing conversion from commercial to residential...
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Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states
Water flows from the bypass tubes of Glen Canyon Dam at a rate of approximately 32,000 cubic feet per second in November 2004 in Page, Ariz. Jeff Topping/Getty ImagesThis story first appeared in the...
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Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
A poll worker in Madison, Wis., sets up signage before early voting began in a 2023 election. This month, Wisconsin voters opted to ban private grants from funding local election administration. Morry...
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