Hawaii officials request $1B in short-term Maui wildfire recovery funds
Officials in Hawaii have requested approximately $1 billion from the Legislature to subsidize short-term recovery expenses for last summer's Maui wildfire.
Alabama hospital pauses IVF treatment after embryo ruling
Alabama hospital pauses IVF treatment after embryo ruling – CBS News Watch CBS News The University of Alabama’s hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatment after the state’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are considered people. Meg Oliver takes a look at what the ruling means in Alabama and nationwide. View CBS News In Be
Colorado lawmakers eye regulatory funeral home crackdown over mishandled remains cases
Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday took aim at the state's comparatively lax regulations on funeral homes, on the heels of two recent, egregious cases of mishandled human remains.
Rise in Mail-in-Voting: A Convenience or Pathway to Fraud?
As states gear up for highly consequential elections this fall, one of the most critical factors in the United States is the rise of mass mail-in voting. According to the Census Bureau, 43 percent of American voters cast ballots by mail in 2020, double the 21 percent who did so in 2016. While 2020 was
Haley looks ahead to Michigan with first TV ad, but faces steep climb
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is already looking ahead to next week’s Michigan primary, with her campaign unveiling its first TV ad in a state where many Republican officials have already lined up behind former President Donald Trump. Polls have shown Haley trailing Trump in her home state of South Carolina by a significant margin
Maine’s Democrat governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health in wake of mass shooting
The Lewiston mass shooting which took place in October is also the Pine Tree State's deadliest. Gov. Janet Mills laid out her gun control game plan on Wednesday in response.
Democrat Illinois governor proposes $53B budget including funding for migrants
Democrat second-term Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's proposed $52.7 billion budget includes $182 million for migrants, part of a joint funding plan with Cook County.