As inequality grows, states are stepping up where the federal government hasn’t. “It’s a movement,” says Patriotic Millionaire’s Chuck Collins. Washington isn’t the first state to pass a so-called ...

A Minnesota journalist, arrested for covering a protest, reflects on standing up to power and how the Black press keeps the U.S. honest about its history.

Ashley Young became part of a growing legion to bear witness to state violence at the hands of U.S. immigration officials.

Menopause is an inevitable life stage for women, but many don't receive adequate medical care. New California legislation ...

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state ...

The story of Kaiser Permanente’s chronically inadequate mental health care services has become a nearly 15-year saga, replete with multiple governmental disciplinary actions and almost a ...

Heartbreaking.” “Devastating.” “Difficult and challenging.” Such are the words used by health care workers, government officials and former U.S. Agency for International Development employees to ...

Thanks to bills that did pass, state will divert money to pay for industry problems: abandoned wells and induced earthquakes.