GOP Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope, both vocal opponents of the Civil War-era ban, joined Democrats and backed the ...

A 2-1 decision by a federal court stopped the state from using its new congressional map for any election, finding the changes Louisiana made to comply with the Voting Rights Act instead violated the ...

Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation on May 1 that requires jailers to hold any suspect who is believed to be in the country without legal permission. The legislation gained momentum after the killing ...

This year’s annual World Happiness Report (WHR), a long-term global evaluation and country ranking, shows the United States ...

The Indiana Department of Transportation expects to complete its section of Interstate 69 this year. The highway is planned ...

One in every four job postings seeks candidates with the data skills that companies need — and those jobs pay better. Schools ...

Absurd occupational licensing requirements are costly for the economy and harmful to the workforce, but we don't seem to be ...

High-capacity magazines and cheap devices that turn semi-automatic firearms into machine guns have already raised the ...

Updates to the financial form have led to major delays in students' completion and colleges offering aid. Some analysts worry ...

The court is considering whether criminal penalties for sleeping in public places amount to cruel and unusual punishment. But ...

New data from the New York City Economic Development Corporation shows that the city’s Black unemployment rate has dropped to 7.9 percent. Overall unemployment has dropped to 4.9 percent and Hispanic ...

Ambitious construction projects can happen quickly, as with repair of a collapsed section of I-95, but only in exceptional ...