[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a first-in-the-nation deal, but journalists and...
[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate on Thursday started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in...
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that...
[ad_1] A controversial bill that seeks to protect Californians from artificial intelligence-driven catastrophes has caused uproar in the tech industry. This week, the legislation passed a...
[ad_1] The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2023 state law that restores voting rights for felons once they have completed their prison sentences. The...
[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — A near-total abortion ban will remain on hold in Utah after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the law should...
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the...
[ad_1] New York City’s mayor issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day...
[ad_1] SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena seeking decades of records...
[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A police station in New Orleans’ French Quarter will be designated a vocational technical school in a move that will instantly...
[ad_1] LONDON — The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency...
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage school districts to start a pilot program that effectively bans students’ use of...
[ad_1] The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation took effect...
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube...
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — The NFL has been found guilty of breaking antitrust laws in its distribution of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on the “Sunday Ticket”...
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have revived legislation to charge online platforms for the news articles they publish, a proposal that stalled last year amid divisions within...
[ad_1] Senate Leader Phil Berger, left, talks with Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson during a press conference in this 2021 file photo. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com RALEIGH Welcome...
[ad_1] DENVER — As a Colorado group gathers signatures to put a measure on the ballot installing ranked-choice voting in the state, Gov. Jared Polis signed...
[ad_1] ROCKPORT — Advocates for affordable housing on Cape Ann and statewide are sending out a clarion call to lawmakers, urging them to back the state’s...
[ad_1] A new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances is an...