Scholars stranded in America and abroad amid funding freeze of state department programs
Aubrey Lay — a Fulbright scholar — was supposed to get paid for three months of work by the U.S. government through his ...
More states want to stop taxing groceries
The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries has shrunk over the years, and the number may decrease further in the ...
Legislator says Illinois at ‘tipping point’ with domestic migration trends
A Republican state legislator says Illinois’ liberal policies are to blame for the state’s poor demographic showing. U.S.
List: Which states want permanent daylight saving time, and which don't?
Millions of Americans woke up Sunday having to remember what time it actually was as daylight saving time got underway.
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and ...
Trump isn’t alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too
As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural ...
Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants
Facing spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers try to ...
Editorial: Trump’s executive orders are nothing new. Neither are the court challenges.
At the Illinois Holocaust Museum, soon to undergo a major renovation, a heart-tugging special exhibit in Skokie explores the ...
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Lawmakers push for major financial changes to critical pension systems: 'It is really imperative'
"It is really imperative for the state pension funds to be more mindful and aligned with the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act ...