Politics & Policy

The case of Hervis Rogers, a Black Texas resident facing years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest in the war for American democracy.

Beginning July 18, people seeking unemployment must attest that they applied for two jobs and completed a “work search activity” the week prior.

Though the bulk of her tenure was ceremonial, with Camden’s finances under state control, Faison said she tried to “take lemons and make lemonade.”

The law that took effect in January allowed for thicker bags of 2.25 millimeters. Lawmakers didn’t think stores would use them, but many have.

As part of a sweeping executive order, Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit such agreements, which restrict where you can work after leaving a job.

State legislatures have passed at least 90 laws restricting the procedure in 2021 so far, finds a report released this month from the Guttmacher Institute.

The visit comes as fights over the 2020 presidential election and election laws roil state and U.S. capitols.

Supporters see it as a way to combat Philadelphia’s soaring gun violence epidemic. The ACLU says it “may be the worst criminal justice bill that we’ve seen.”

The legislature left for the summer without voting on bills that would raise dog licensing fees, a proposal unpopular among House Republicans, per to a key committee chair.

Sen. Doug Mastriano said he has asked several counties to submit to a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election and May’s primary election.

Moïse had been under pressure to resign in February at the time his opponents considered the end of his five-year term. He insisted he still had another year as president.

New Jersey is pushing for new rules to grow its network of charging systems built for trucks and other heavy vehicles.

As the U.S. military begins to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban is gaining ground. We discuss what's happening on the ground and what could come after the U.S. exits.

The multistate agency tasked with protecting watershed in four states hasn’t received proper funding in years.

Democrats and Republicans recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election reform, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.