COLUMBUS, Ohio — A polarizing initiative to alter Ohio’s education standards based on the belief that Christianity was a building block of the United States is advancing rapidly at the Statehouse.

Mike Pence says preserving conservative principles amid rising GOP populism is the calling of his life, ahead of his new book ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is grappling with an attendance issue as lawmakers begin to prioritize the 2026 midterms, potentially complicating the passage of key measures in the months ahead. The ...

Ramsey’s influence rested on more than longevity. “The Mountain Populist,” as he was called, was one of the most significant North Carolina lawmakers of his generation. He built a reputation as a ...

Manhattan, supports a bill passed by the Kansas Legislature stepping back from an expectation that faculty at Kansas nursing schools hold a graduate degree. U ...

But it also ended without a bill the governor has wanted for some time now: a bill ending all homestead property taxes. And ...

Phil Berger waits to greet voters outside the polling place at the city hall on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 in Eden, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com Let me tell you a story about a North ...

Stavri’s Law” would require the state’s courts to report mental health evaluations and commitments to law enforcement, like ...

Don’t give Joe Kent any kind of a pass just yet, because he’s still MAGA. And he’s about to become even more dangerous than he already was. The DNI was under a microscope on Wednesday in the wake of ...

Florida has — or used to have — the nation’s strongest government-in-the-sunshine laws. More and more, officials are simply ignoring the law.

The Trump administration is closing in on its pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the nation's top public health agency grapples with a barrage of attacks and ...