Some state legislators are using the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files as an opportunity to expand the statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse. As more lawmakers recognize that survivors can ...

AUGUSTA — Emily Barney knows how easy it is to fall behind on rent, even while working full time. Two years ago, the single mother from Frankfort was trying to keep up with her monthly rent payments, ...

The Increasing Land, Capital and Market Access Program gave roughly $300 million to about 50 projects over three years. The Agriculture Department is cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in funding ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are leading a bipartisan push pressing the Justice Department for a briefing by December 5 on any new information that could complicate the release ...

A transparency law passed by Congress forced the release of more Epstein files than ever before, but some lawmakers and victims are exploring ways to push the Justice Department to disclose even more ...

Guaranteed income advocates in Illinois are pushing to have the state adopt a permanent guaranteed income program, modeled after Cook County’s policy. “Our long-term vision, our North Star, is to win ...

Guaranteed income advocates in Illinois are pushing to have the state adopt a permanent guaranteed income program, modeled after Cook County’s policy. "Our long-term vision, our North Star, is to win ...

A GOP push to double the number of students in Tennessee’s voucher program cleared its first hurdle in the General Assembly on Tuesday. Gov. Bill Lee and Republican leadership want lawmakers to sign ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A group of advocates is going to the Tennessee Capitol on Wednesday, pushing lawmakers to opt into a federal program that would provide eligible families $120 per child to ...

A week after Florida cut nearly 12,000 people off the state program providing affordable access to life-saving HIV/AIDS medication, state senators are making a last-minute move to fund the program in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the nation prepares to say farewell to Rev. Jesse Jackson, a mentorship program at Kenwood Academy is advancing his mission. Rise Up is a mentorship program building college ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several months after the Trump administration ended the IRS’ direct file program, some lawmakers are working to reinstate it. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other Democrats introduced ...