Hundreds of thousands of more children in the United States are going without health insurance, and experts warn that actions by the Trump administration and Congress will likely make the problem wors...

Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But…

Ohioans will still be able to have and use "intoxicating" hemp, low-level THC products such as delta 8, during the state's temporary ban — but it would be illegal to sell it.

This story may be updated. After months of speculation, Maine Gov. Janet Mills officially announced on Tuesday she’s running for U.S. Senate in 2026 to try to oust long-time Republican Sen. Susan…

Yes In God’s Backyard? Some states hope so. Lawmakers see the potential for much-needed housing on church-owned land.

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

Yes In God’s Backyard? Some states hope so. Lawmakers see the potential for much-needed housing on church-owned land.

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With hotter temperatures come more heat-related workplace injuries — about 28,000 injuries each year, according to a new study.

The federal shutdown has forced a reckoning for two increasingly popular programs — telehealth visits and in-home hospital care — because Medicare waivers automatically expired Oct. 1.

For years, leaders in 11 Western states have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in Arizona, wind in Wyoming, hydro in Washington and battery stora...

States are continuing to operate federally funded programs during the shutdown. But they say they can only front those costs for so long — and some are worried about getting repaid.

For years, leaders in 11 Western states have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in Arizona, wind in Wyoming, hydro in Washington and battery storage in California. With the passage of a landmark new law in California, that market is finally on its way to becoming a reality.

Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But ju...

As the federal budget reconciliation law cuts off federal Medicaid funding to certain organizations that provide abortions, what’s already happened in the Natural State likely will be repeated…

Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape th...

More than 4 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services in the first half of the year, according to Brown University’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research.

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1. The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both tempor...

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1. The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both tempor...

Lawmakers again weighed the system’s efficiency against the hundreds of millions of dollars it funnels to state and local governments.

Three judges will decide “as quickly as possible,” they said, whether to uphold a temporary order barring President Donald Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. U.S. Circuit J...

North Dakota is offering an estimated 9,200 federal workers a lifeline through a loan program approved Wednesday to help military and other families affected by the government shutdown.