Kayla Rupp/Westside Eagle Observer Orville Voyles (left) and Lianne Voyles (center), both of Decatur, are shown with Decatur ...

After a busy year for the California Legislature, hundreds of new state laws are taking effect in the new year, affecting ...

Some of California's new laws aim to tackle artificial intelligence, wildfire recovery assistance, immigration and consumer ...

Flint-area General Motors plants have given $300,000 in community grants to nine Genesee County nonprofits, part of more than ...

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Governor Mike DeWine's focus in his last year of governor will likely be geared toward shoring up accomplishments and ...

Silicon Valley state Sen. Aisha Wahab's Senate Bill 258 removes language in state law that created an exception to rape when ...

The Missouri Constitution, via the Hancock Amendment, caps both the amount of revenue the state can generate in a given fiscal year and limits the ability of the General Assembly in imposing new taxes ...

New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin was welcomed with thunderous applause at Thursday’s women’s basketball game as he walked ...

California classrooms will look and feel different in 2026 — with new limits on cellphones, expanded protections for ...

New Safe Homes grants program, taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026, could begin taking applications in the spring, the state’s ...

The General Assembly will convene on Jan. 13 to begin the 2026 session of the 114th General Assembly. The budget, education, ...