Four states — Indiana, Nebraska, Washington and West Virginia — enacted laws this year that weaken child labor protections, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank. In all, 13 states had bills seeking to weaken those protections; some are still under consideration.
The City of Durham is one of 30 cities recently selected to participate in a new Bloomberg Philanthropies housing initiative.
A bill requiring local governments to regulate and police homeless camps is going to Gov. Josh Stein’s desk after winning final approval, mostly along party lines.
A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections. Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced the federal judge’s decision on social media late Thursday.
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Kelly said at the end of a Thursday hearing he intends to issue his decision on a preliminary injunction in the press freedom case before Tuesday.
Governor Josh Stein said it is “premature” to say if he will sign House Bill 328, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp products in the state.
The narrow committee divide, razor-thin after the death of the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, could mean the vote will hinge on two Republican senators spurned by President Donald Trump, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas.
Sitting behind a large model of the airport’s new proposed design, Trump unveiled the project at an event in the Oval Office with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority CEO Jack Potter.
Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, discusses AI and the future of work
For adults, moving house is mostly a logistical project. For a child, it can feel much more personal. A familiar bed, favorite books, posters and toys may be tied to everyday routines, friendships and a sense of security. When a Columbus family changes homes, moving the children’s bedrooms deserves more attention than simply putting everything…