June 10, 2019 James Thompson, former congressional candidate, has cancer James Thompson, the Democratic congressional candidate who ran for office in Kansas’ 4th Congressional District, announced on Sunday that he was diagnosed with a rare cancer and will likely end his political career.
May 30, 2019 Cough at Tampa City Council meeting may have been a cough-curse: report What we do know for sure: There was a cough.
May 28, 2019 Kamala Harris calls for federal approval before states pass abortion restrictions Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., plans to announce Tuesday evening that if she wins the White House next November she will seek to institute a pre-clearance requirement for states and localities seeking to pass laws barring abortions.
May 21, 2019 Washington becomes first state ever to allow human composting Gov. Jay Inslee, the Democrat from Washington, signed a bill into law on Tuesday that allows the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burials and cremations.
May 15, 2019 Ex-Maine couple in bitter custody battle over beloved dog Honey A woman in Maine has asked the state's supreme court to declare her the rightful owner of her best friend — a dog she shared with her ex-boyfriend.
May 1, 2019 Massachusetts Democrats want to remove 'God' from oath of office Democratic lawmakers in Massachusetts want to take "God" out of the oath of office for every elected official in the Bay State.
April 21, 2019 Washington state could become first state to allow human composting Washington state lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that would allow residents take part in “natural organic reduction” of human remains, citing in part research that said careful composted human remains could be safe for use in a household garden, reports said.
April 11, 2019 Family members of murder victims slam California Gov. Newsom's moratorium on death penalty A group of family members of murder victims in California along with a number of district attorneys from across the state gathered in Sacramento on Thursday to denounce Gov. Gavin Newsom recent moratorium on the death penalty.
April 8, 2019 Baltimore City Council calls on embattled Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign immediately Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who last week took an indefinitely leave of absence from office amid an ongoing book controversy, has been called to step down immediately by the city’s elected officials.
April 4, 2019 Push to raise smoking age to 21 catches fire at state level In a bid to snuff out smoking among teens, an increasing number of states are trying to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21.