Oregon lawmakers are debating a controversial bill that would allow “farm stores” of up to 10,000 square feet on land zoned “exclusive farm use.” House Bill 4153, along with two proposed amendments, ...

A person holds a cell phone. HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation to require public schools across the state to adopt policies prohibiting student cellphone use during the ...

Floating solar panels installed by the Orlando Utilities Commission. The measure's sponsor says "net-zero" policies drive up costs, while one city commissioner says destructive weather intensified by ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that demands data centers disclose how much water they use won unanimous approval from a House committee on Thursday. House Bill 79, sponsored by Rep. Jill Koford, R-Ogden, ...

Drones are being used to smuggle contraband like drugs and cell phones into Tennessee prisons. A new bill would allow prison guards to take down unauthorized drones and make flying them over prisons a ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would require all private employers to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of new workers. The bill (HB 197), ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law New Jersey's long proposed "bell-to-bell" ban on cell phones in public schools and public charter and renaissance schools during a ceremony at Ramsey High School on ...

The Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan measure intended to block the Trump administration from conducting further military action in Venezuela, foreshadowing a rare assertion of Congress’s role ...

The new law, when it goes into effect, will require more time to pass before utility customers are subject to shut-offs due to missed payments. EVERETT — The Everett City Council approved future ...

The GOP-controlled House passed a bill that would block Medicaid funds from being used for gender identity care to minors. The measure, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw, passed by a vote of ...

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