Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her top priorities for 2026 include improving the state’s lagging school test scores, building more housing and helping Michiganders pay down medical debt.

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A longtime Democratic state lawmaker has announced he’s running against Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Downing in Montana’s eastern congressional district.

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Missouri House lawmakers heard three bills that would ban ATM withdrawals for TANF recipients, remove candy and soft drinks from SNAP eligibility, and require stricter federal verification standards ...

A new controversial Kansas law requiring people to use government restrooms and locker rooms based on their assigned sex at birth is going into effect.

The president derided Democrats and said the United States was “winning.” In the Democratic response, Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia accused the president of sowing fear.

Tennessee Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, is calling for a federal investigation into the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.