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In $11.3M federal fund maneuver, Planned Parenthood services expand
Tennessee and Oklahoma will receive a combined $11.3 million in federal Title X money in a workaround after the states were denied...
Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution...
Alabama plans to execute an inmate on Thursday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry...
Investment standards debate moves into state legislatures
Environmental, social, and governance investment standards are a hot topic among Republican lawmakers across the U.S., who see it as a political...
Republican governors ask Biden administration to rescind Title IX guidance
Twenty-five of the nation's 26 Republican governors have asked the Biden administration to shelve its intent to expand Title IX protections to...
Gov. Kay Ivey says state will resume executions
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday that the state is ready to resume executions and “obtain justice” for victims’ families after lethal...
Black Hawk pilots killed in Alabama crash were experienced
Two Tennessee National Guard pilots killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed along an Alabama highway were both experienced aviators with more...
Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew
A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing two crew members, the Tennessee National Guard said.
Faith leaders urge independent review of Alabama executions
More than 170 pastors and other faith leaders on Tuesday urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to authorize an independent review of execution...
25 GOP governors ask Biden administration to hit pause on broader...
Twenty-five Republican governors oppose a revised federal rule regulating U.S. waterways, citing uncertainty from an undecided U.S. Supreme Court case related to...
GOP governors to Joe Biden: Student loan plan will be costly...
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan will be costly for American taxpayers, a coalition of GOP governors said in a letter sent Monday...