Lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill calling for a constitutional convention. Several bills also advanced that would expand the powers of the governor.
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Leaders of the City Park Conservancy plan to put a road through the beloved youth farm. The community has other ideas for how the park should be redeveloped.
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Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the "coverage gap" for health care
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Lawmakers are set to discuss two major budget bills this week. Plus, a House committee is expected to vote on a bill calling for a constitutional convention to begin in late May.
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Maia Szalavitz discusses harm reduction's effectiveness against drug addiction, how punitive policies can hurt people who need pain medication and more.
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The company wants a decision made by Friday — just days after it filed the final draft of the proposal.
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The Energy Department finalized rules that will ban fossil fuels in new and remodeled federal buildings by 2030.
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Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
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Hundreds of students have been arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at colleges nationwide. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Antony Blinken in an exclusive interview about U.S.-China relations.
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Rep. Mauree Turner has been censured by colleagues and carried the stress of being in a legislature that passes laws restricting trans rights.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Secretary of State Blinken about U.S. foreign policy and his meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, and with David Rennie, Beijing bureau chief for The Economist.