The benefit of competitive political districts is that they force elected officials to moderate their worst instincts and even to reach across the aisle from time to time. The same can’t be said for ...

Policy committees were on crunch time this week, passing bills that originated in their chamber before the first cutoff deadline. Financial committees have a similar cutoff next week, and a couple of ...

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats to quickly pass legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to provide paid sick leave. The issue of paid sick leave has ...

Add the newly formed, bipartisan solutions-focused Blue Dog Coalition to the list of Minnesotans miffed that the Legislature didn’t pass a bonding bill last year. To make up for the failure, on ...

In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens returned home from a trip to Rwanda with a rather unwelcome-back gift: persistent congestion. She felt a pain in her sinuses and sought a quick resolution ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Rev. Phil Duvall, a member of the St. Louis County Justice Services Advisory Board, testified at a hearing of the St. Louis ...

Trade groups Airlines for America and the American Hotel & Lodging Association are calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to immediately pass Senate-approved legislation to end the government ...

This fact sheet defines the gender wage gap, identifies what drives it, and quantifies its impact on women and their families. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) speaks during a press conference marking Equal ...