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Proposed changes to higher education policy in congressional Republicans’ tax and spending bill could weaken protections for student borrowe...

JD Vance boards his plane as he departs Arizona following a tour of the U.S. southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 1, 2024, in Sierra Vista,...

Billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk said in an interview with CBS News that he was “disappointed” in the U.S. House GOP’s massive legisla...

Activists and tenants gather near Housing Authority of Winston-Salem headquarters in April to protest conditions in public housing. (Photo:...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025....

Photo: Screenshot from online meeting hosted by the Orange County Property Tax Justice Coalition.Four years ago, Orange County activists and...

An Asheville cyclist pedals toward a "WNC Strong" billboard moving past an enormous debris pile from Helene on his right. (Photo: Clayton He...

Dominique Chambers, left, sorts through post cards outlining labor concerns with other members of the SEIU. (Photo courtesy of 32BJ SEIU.)Ch...

Gov. Josh Stein speaks with reporters after addressing attendees at the 2025 Emerging Issues Forum: "Future Forward Energy." (Photo: Christi...

NC Department of Adult Correction Secretary Leslie Dismukes tells members of the Senate Judiciary Committee the state is now faced with 40%...

(Photo by Guido Mieth/Getty Images)Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to rep...

(Photo: Clayton Henkel) The Trump administration is suing the state Board of Elections over what it says are violations of federal law for f...

Barbara Collura, CEO and president of Resolve: The National Infertility Association, spoke outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on F...

(Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)  It’s a trend that’s been advancing at a breakneck clip for years now, but according to a new re...

An EVgo fast charging station charges a vehicle. (Photo: Loren Elliott for CalMatters)Advocates for speeding the nation’s transition to elec...

The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.  (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)...

Billionaire Elon Musk, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, arrives for a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on Marc...

(Photo: Clayton Henkel) There are many things that state leaders should do these days to improve the UNC System. Providing adequate funds t...

Karen Brinson Bell joins NC Newsline's Rob Schofield to discuss her six year tenure as director of the NC State Board of Elections. (Photo:...

NC's Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Dev Sangvai One of North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s first acts upon assuming...

At a farm market in St. Petersburg, Florida, SNAP recipients were able to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for food. (Photo by L...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)  Today is Memorial Day – the day on which we honor the mem...

State Supreme Court Justice takes the oath of office in the old North Carolina House chamber on May 13, 2025. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC...

A mixed-income housing project under construction in Durham. (Photo: Greg Childress)Read more Stateline coverage of housing policy across th...