Montana’s governor signed a bill in April, Missouri has legislation that needs the governor’s signature to become law and Ohio lawmakers are also considering it
The victory of Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entreprenuer who has never held elected office before, is the latest political setback for Republicans in a state that was once a battleground state
The so-called safe injection sites are places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take too much
Early voting and voting by mail was popular in the midterm elections, even as Republican-led states have tightened rules on both methods
The new laws enacted Friday include raising the buying age for all firearms from 18 to 21 and installing a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun
Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues
The Biden administration floated two ideas this week for how Western states and Native American tribes could reduce their water use from the dwindling Colorado River
A multidecade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse has sent water levels at key reservoirs along the river to unprecedented lows
In recent years, California, Colorado and Maryland passed similar bans on cosmetics containing PFAS that go into effect in 2025. Proposals are under consideration in Washington and Oregon while bills have also been introduced in Illinois, Rhode Island and Georgia.
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly
Officials say that a body found in the Colorado woods near an abandoned car was that of a 17-year-old student accused of wounding two school administrators
The industry contributes just a tiny fraction of overall greenhouse gas emissions, which cause climate change, but arguably has outsized influence on popular culture and in the business world
Schroeder was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, and she went on to serve 12 terms
The ruling Friday from US District Judge Leonie Brinkema is a victory for the Justice Department and several states
One in five female students told an anonymous survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact
It was the latest flare-up in a series of demonstrations in a cause that has drawn to Georgia both anti-police demonstrators and environmentalists
According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, 54 of the 89 tolling facilities that opened in the US in the past decade were for price-managed lanes
There is evidence that these compounds are linked to low birth weight, kidney cancer and a slew of other health issues.
Embracing election conspiracy theories was a political albatross for Republicans in states that weren’t completely red last year
There were shootings inspired by the rise of the Islamic State group as well as a handful targeting police officers after civilian shootings and others linked to the increasing promotion of violence by white supremacists
As panicked patrons fled from the dance floor, Petty Officer Second Class Thomas James tumbled off a landing with the 22-year-old gunman
Reclamation wanted the seven US states that rely on the river to decide how to cut 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water on top of already anticipated reductions
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the cake Autumn Scardina requested from Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop is not a form of speech
In a letter delivered to Mexico’s ambassador to the United States via his attorney, the imprisoned drug lord protests his living conditions. He is asking President López Obrador to intercede
In several states, compounds in hallucinogenic mushrooms are being used to treat Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder, chronic pain and other diseases
Two years before the next race for the White House, EL PAÍS took a look at the results of the November 8 vote to forecast what could happen in key states
Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the possibility that ‘303 Creative LLC v. Elenis’ could become the first time the court has ruled a business can refuse to serve a customer ‘based on race, sex, religion or sexual orientation’
