3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans at the midterm convention in Dallas are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment — the sweeping package of tax breaks, social service cuts and immigration enforcement that President Donald Trump signed into law. A…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (986+ words) For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (935+ words) News From The States The unnamed whistleblower predicted the result could be “foreseeable catastrophic disruption to our coming nationwide elections based on the reckless pursuit of readying a new, insufficiently tested, poorly planned mail-in ballot screening system.” The system contains…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (359+ words) The U.S. Forest Service filed a proposed rule to rescind the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule last Tuesday. The agency is seeking public comment on the rescission and draft of an environmental impact statement until Sept. 21. More information is available on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1349+ words) Over a month ago, Shelley Cotton cast the first vote in Alaska’s statewide primary election, downloading a blank ballot and sending it quickly by mail from Texas to Alaska. Since then, more than 31,000 other Alaskans have cast their ballots, and…...