Politics Feb 13 Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Aug 25 Statehouses employ various rules restricting acts of protest In some cases, lawmakers have pursued policies that effectively limit acts of protest, leading to legal resistance and free speech criticisms. By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jeff Amy, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Politics Jul 01 In aftermath of Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe, states struggle with conflicting abortion bans Decades of anti-abortion laws have been created in some states, and many of them conflict with each other. By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
Politics Nov 03 Here’s when polls close in every state As millions head to cast ballots, here’s when polls close across the country. By News Desk
Nation May 05 States formed pacts to reopen together. Will they last? Regional alliances to coordinate reopening states were new and largely untested when they launched in mid-April. Now, just three weeks later, divisions have opened up, raising questions about whether states will ultimately act together in deciding when to allow nonessential… By Daniel Bush
Apr 25 Many states fall short of mandate to track virus exposure By Christina A. Cassidy, Jason Dearen, Associated Press As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government’s essential criteria for doing so — having an efficient system to track people who have been physically near a person infected with… Continue reading
Aug 09 Opinion: Positive growth? State income data paints an uneven picture By John Komlos Half of the states in the U.S. experienced a decline in real median household income between 2000 and 2016. Continue reading
Mar 23 Why states, not Congress, are passing more gun laws By Gretchen Frazee Gun control advocates have turned to state legislatures after a string of recent high-profile shootings to push for action on gun violence. Continue reading
Sep 30 The real fight over Planned Parenthood is not in Congress By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins, Amanda Gomez With so much attention focused on the fight on Capitol Hill, Americans may be missing a crucial point – a number of the changes Republican lawmakers are working hard to pass at the federal level have already been enacted by… Continue reading
Feb 23 Obama warns governors that Homeland Security shutdown would hurt states’ economies By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned the nation's governors Monday that a looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would have a direct impact on their states' economies, as well as on security throughout the U.S. Continue reading