Ryan J. Foley

Abortion is a focus of early action in legislative sessions

February 3, 2018 at 7:38 p.m.

Republicans who control a majority of the nation's statehouses are considering a wide range of abortion legislation that could test the government's legal ability to restrict a woman's right to...

Efforts grow to help students evaluate what they see online

December 30, 2017 at 7:57 p.m.

Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction.

Shootings put semi-automatic rifles ads under new scrutiny

November 21, 2017 at 5:51 a.m.

The ads leap out from the pages of almost any gun magazine: Soldiers wearing greasepaint and camouflage wield military-style rifles depicted as essential to the American way of life. A...

Analysis: FEMA rejects appeals worth $1.2B over a decade

October 15, 2017 at 1:01 a.m.

As U.S. communities ravaged by this year's series of intense hurricanes and wildfires clear debris and begin to rebuild, many are counting on the federal government to help cover their...

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Winner sues Colorado lottery for millions over fixed jackpot

October 6, 2017 at 9:18 p.m.

A decade after Colorado engineer Amir Massihzadeh hit the lottery, two state agents visited him with stunning news: He was likely the only legitimate winner of a $4.8 million jackpot...

Across the U.S., states try to block access to public records

September 18, 2017 at 12:21 a.m.

In February, Arkansas lawmakers marked the 50-year anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act with a resolution calling it "a shining example of open government" that had ensured access to...

Anti-Donald Trump protesters block traffic ...

Backlash over GOP bills to shield drivers who hit protesters

August 15, 2017 at 11:52 p.m.

Republican lawmakers in six states have pushed this year for legal protections for motorists who hit protesters blocking traffic. Fairly or not, they're facing an intense backlash now that violent...

Troubled trucking firm faces scrutiny after Texas smuggling deaths

July 27, 2017 at 5:50 p.m.

The trucking company linked to the recent deadly human smuggling case in Texas had promoted itself as an American success: a family firm whose hard-working drivers helped keep the U.S....

Driver of truck with immigrants who died had legal issues in Colorado

July 26, 2017 at 12:49 a.m.

A long-haul truck driver arrested for driving a tractor-trailer so hot and so crammed with immigrants that 10 people died had his license to drive commercial trucks rescinded three months...

Trump’s putdown of wind energy whips up a backlash in turbine-crazy Iowa

June 22, 2017 at 3:39 p.m.

President Trump's putdown of wind energy at his Iowa rally was denounced Thursday across the state, which takes pride in its position as a national leader in wind generation.

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