There was plenty of legislative and gubernatorial actions taken this week across the country as states quickly approach the November elections. Legislation raising the legal minimum age to marry became law in Alaska, Gov. Gavin [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/diane39 As students return to classrooms across the country, 62% of public schools have expressed concerns regarding teacher and staff vacancies, with 88% concerned about burning out teachers and staff. The number of [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Kuzmik_A With school starting across the country, whether children need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has been attracting renewed attention in state legislatures. States like California and New Jersey have begun introducing new [...]

While some legislatures get ready for fall legislative sessions, others were already in session including Idaho, where Gov. Brad Little signed a massive tax cut and education spending bill. In other news, California's governor signed [...]

On August 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping package of federal student loan relief that forgives as much as $20,000 in loans. While this action and news dominated headlines this week, lawmakers and governors around [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/BrianAJackson The world of professional golf has seen a shake-up in recent months with the rise of LIV Golf as a rival to the PGA Tour. LIV Golf’s eight-event invitational series takes place [...]

This week saw plenty of action in state capitals around the country, despite it being summer. A few notable states held their primary elections this week, including Alaska, where ranked-choice-voting was used for the first [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/luchschen The country has seen one of its hottest summers in recent years. The summer was marked by record hot temperatures and a lack of rainfall in many parts of the country. Many [...]

This week saw headlines dominated by primary election results in various states, but governors and lawmakers were nonetheless busy this week with different legislation. Legislation signed into law this week ranged from expanding broadband access [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/flySnow Following the 2020 election, calls for voter identification laws and other election process legislation have spurred legislative debate around the country. Voter identification laws are measures in a variety of states requiring [...]