As the effects of climate change continue to grow and spread at an alarming rate, it can be easy to become overwhelmed, but as you’ll hear in a special two-part conversation with author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, the practical solutions and grounds for hope remain plentiful.
Rep. Deborah Ross discusses her recent inspection of the ICE processing facility in Cary and why she’s pushing to inspect a Georgia detention center.
The head of the Social Security Administration testified before Congress on Wednesday that customer service has drastically improved during the last year, though he declined to offer ways to address the program’s dire financial situation.
With fall elections looming larger and larger on the horizon, President Trump and his allies are pursuing ever more brazen efforts to cling to power and we’ll discuss some of them and the pushback they’re attracting in an extended conversation with States Newsroom national democracy reporter, Jonathan Shorman
Municipalities would need to approve and maintain a location for homeless camps on municipal property, including providing sanitation and public safety.
NC Republicans announce end to impasse on long overdue state budget with tax cuts and pay raises for teachers and state employees
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state — the top members of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the matter — unveiled legislation this week that aims to “restore order in college athletics.”
A multi-week cold snap this past winter sent utility bills soaring and caused more people in Charlotte to request help paying bills.
The House Finance Committee gave its approval to a bill to close an affordable property tax loophole for affordable housing.
Instead of expanding access to contraception, the focus of Title X will be “to strengthen family formation and assist clients in achieving healthy pregnancies,” according to the new guidance. That will align the program with the administration’s efforts to increase the U.S. birth rate.