SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would allow Jews to voluntarily identify their Jewish heritage on state forms under a bill the state Assembly passed Monday. The bill, which needs a final vote in ...

Lawmakers in California are working on a bill that would make the state's policies on cellphones in classrooms more strict. 3 people found dead, including child, at daycare in Minneapolis area Vivek ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing for more oversight at ICE facilities. On Monday, five Pennsylvania representatives, including Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Summer Lee (PA-12), introduced the Oversight ...

This school year, for the first time, comes a statewide crackdown in classrooms on cell phones in California. Some schools across the state already started adopting these policies last school year, ...

Businesses in the hemp industry are urging lawmakers to reconsider a proposal they say could threaten their livelihoods, while supporters argue the measure is necessary to protect public safety.

A new bill in Congress with bipartisan support would allow people to use a common college savings tool to put a down payment on their first homes. The First-Time Homebuyer Empowerment Act would allow ...

Senators on the Appropriations Committee on Sunday agreed to a funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown at the end of September and fund the government through part of December. An ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Gov. Josh Stein on Monday vetoed a bill that would allow the state’s chief justice to suspend trial judges without pay during ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - (This August 8 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.) U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune moved on Saturday to advance a major bill that would create a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein speaks during a press briefing on May 27, 2026, at the Albemarle Building in Raleigh, N.C. Gov.