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Democrats are seizing the mantle of states’ rights to oppose the agenda of President Donald Trump, who has sought to reset Washington’s relationship with the states. While the party out of federal power has alwa...
Read article →Cities and towns across the country have revived juvenile curfews and increased police patrols in response to an apparent uptick in large teen gatherings and fights organized through social media.
Read article →Despite the pomp and circumstance of the Centennial, the summer of 1876 was a fraught and anxious period for the Republican Party.
Read article →This story was originally published by ProPublica. It was co-published with KJZZ News-Phoenix. A deal to bring Colorado River water to Native American communities in northern Arizona, where a third of homes lack runni...
Read article →As communities prepare for crowded July Fourth celebrations, cities and towns across the country have revived juvenile curfews and increased police patrols in response to an apparent uptick in large teen gatherings an...
Read article →Early on a Friday morning in June at the 76th annual Musky Fest in Hayward, Wisconsin, a sprawling conversation between state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison), who is running for governor, and dried gourd vendor Pam Bo...
Read article →Ohio Republican candidates hold a cash balance advantage over Democratic candidates in five out of six statewide elections apart from the governor’s race, but some Democrats are gaining ground, according to recent cam...
Read article →Protesters gathered at Kosciuszko Park Wednesday evening to stand in solitary with immigrant families in the predominantly Latino neighborhood in Milwaukee. Speaking to the crowd through a microphone, Alan Chavoya, a ...
Read article →Legislators in at least six states this year have approved measures related to patient medical debt, according to a report on legislative policy trends released Wednesday by United States of Care, a nonpartisan t...
Read article →A Clay County public school teacher fired for social media posts about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk will get her day in administrative court in August. Kelly Brock-Sanchez was an Exceptional Student...
Read article →Members of the Imams Council of Michigan gathered at the American Islamic Community Center in Madison Heights, which was the target of threats of death and violence on Sunday when the mosque received two voicemails wi...
Read article →Amanda Gonzalez, who is ending her first term as Jefferson County’s clerk and recorder, won the Democratic primary to be Colorado’s next secretary of state. The Associated Press called the race at 7:25 p.m. Tues...
Read article →The minimum wage is going up in 17 states and localities July 1, but Nevada isn’t one of them. With one or two exceptions, this summer’s minimum wage increases across the country are the result of statutes or ordinanc...
Read article →This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. At least 50 residents in Wexford County packed Monday’s meeting of the Wexford Joint Pl...
Read article →Reprinted with permission from KAXE. BRAINERD — The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office’s cooperation with federal immigration agents continues to draw both public ire and support. Eight residents spoke during the...
Read article →Gathering on the Capitol steps Tuesday evening, Michigan lawmakers joined with residents and officials from communities across the state to demand greater local control over data center development. Michigan became a ...
Read article →Democrats pulled off a win in a special election to fill the remainder of a former Democratic state senator’s term in a race that turned out tighter than expected. Sen. Nabilah Parkes of Duluth stepped down from her s...
Read article →Blair County commissioners now have a policy outlining how they'll control spending in case of a prolonged state budget delay, a common occurrence in Harrisburg that has an outsized impact on certain government agencies.
Read article →“My toilet is leaking and draining all over my floor. In the master bedroom, with an odor,” Park’s Edge resident Lanika Hester emailed to her property manager at 9:55 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. A foul-smelling su...
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