Mississippi lawmakers consider new school funding formula
Mississippi is on track to change the way it pays for public schools with a new plan that would give districts a boost in funding for students who can be ...
FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations
The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of former Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis and its treasurer $43 ...
Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and other abuses under new rule
Temporary farmworkers workers are getting more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, ...
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Ken Levit named to Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Tulsa philanthropy executive Ken Levit was named to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on Friday by Gov. Kevin ...
Authorities investigating law enforcement shooting in Memphis
Authorities are investigating a shooting involving sheriff’s deputies in Memphis. But there were no details immediately available about who was shot or if there were any injuries or deaths. The ...
Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed off on a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the ...
Oklahoma joins states with trigger law to make daylight saving time permanent
Senate Bill 1200, signed Friday by Gov. Kevin Stitt, would "lock the clock" contingent on passage of federal legislation ...
One of Tulsa’s busiest intersections switches to diverging diamond Monday
The design cuts congestion at left-turn points by shifting traffic to the opposite side of the roadway at interchange ramps, ...
Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid ...
Harvey Weinstein due back in court as a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
Harvey Weinstein is expected back in court next week after the decision by New York’s highest court to overturn his rape conviction as a woman he was sent to prison ...
Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as the twister tore for miles along ...
Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week
Officials are sounding alarms after three babies overdosed — one fatally — on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Washington state homes in less than one week. The Daily Herald reports ...