Illinois lawmakers have one week to pass a new state budget with little room for new spending and Congress presenting further ...

Uncertainty reigns as Illinois lawmakers enter the final week of the spring legislative session without a budget deal in place — and several other significant issues also remain unresolved.

In passing the bill, legislators were not persuaded by opponents of the bill. They argued the sequestration process is safe and the ban unnecessary. Local legislators — Democrat ...

State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and ...

Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin took a trip to Minneapolis and spoke to the city's mayor Jacob ...

The rights of Texas children in foster care includes many things, but having access to necessary hair-care services, especially for children with textured hair, ...

Schatz was appointed to the Senate in December 2012 after Sen. Dan Inouye died. He then won a hard-fought Democratic primary ...

As we commemorate Memorial Day during the 250th anniversaries of the first American soldiers to fall at Concord and Bunker Hill, Congress is in the process of ordering an about-face ...

Americans pay tribute to those who lost their lives serving their country, but how are flags supposed to be flown?

Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, former chair of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC), is calling on the Senate to ...

Decatur, Illinois, has been losing factory jobs for years. A training program at a local community college promises renewal and provides training for students from disenfranchised communities This ...

As another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 ...