States Move to Shore up Voting Rights Protections After Courts Erode Federal Safeguards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is
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Maryland News
Key Takeaways About the Condition of US Bridges and Their Role in the Economy
The rapid collapse of a Baltimore bridge that was struck by large cargo ship highlighted the importance that bridges play
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Law Enforcement Executed Search Warrants at Atlantic City Mayor’s Home, Attorney Says
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A lawyer for Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said law enforcement officers visited the mayor’s
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In the Kansas House, When Lobbyists Ask for New Laws, Their Names Go on the Bills
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — For years, pinning down the source of a bill in the Kansas Legislature could be a
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Virginia Democrats Launch Their Own Budget Tour to Push Back on Youngkin’s Criticisms
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Top Democratic Virginia legislators on Monday held the first in a planned series of public appearances
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Motive in Killing of Baltimore Police Officer Remains a Mystery as Trial Begins
BALTIMORE (AP) — As the trial opened Tuesday for a man accused in the deadly shooting ambush of a Baltimore
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State Governments Looking to Protect Health-Related Data as It’s Used in Abortion Battle
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s
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Baltimore County Police Officer Indicted on Excessive Force and Other Charges
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore County police officer is accused of using excessive force when he pepper sprayed a handcuffed
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US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz See Double at Washington Meeting
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were seeing double when they met in Washington, D.C., this week
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A Minnesota Town Used Its Anti-Crime Law Against a Protected Class. It’s Not the Only One
Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for several decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and
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