Sixteen years to the day since the last increase, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 remains unchanged in North Carolina and ...

Of the many programs the Texas legislature has allocated taxpayer funds for, one is to support low-income and affordable ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is the only elected official in Texas standing in the way of banning THC, in opposition to law enforcement ...

A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate to two years in prison.

The St. Louis metro area’s unemployment rate reached a record low of 3.5% for June. The Illinois Department of Employment ...

A new poll found majority support for several recent Supreme Court decisions, with most issues receiving bipartisan support ...

Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions in food subsidies if the state’s error rate isn't cleaned up ...

Maine's congressional delegation is pushing to create a disaster fund for the nation's forestry products industry to help ...

The federal Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program has been a lifeline for some families struggling to heat their homes ...

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple publicly contradicted Gov. Jeff Landry's claims about General Motors Insurance's ...

A federal appeals court blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship this week, setting the ...

A new proposal from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell would create regulations targeting predatory homebuying practices in the city ...