MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin is a battleground state in the presidential election, and House Speaker Paul Ryan faces a Republican challenger in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary. AARP says the candidates aren't saying enough about what they'd do to ensure a secure future for Social Security. About ...Read More

RICHMOND, Va. – Critics of Virginia's law that makes it hard for reformed felons to vote call it backward and discriminatory. That includes Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who says he'll sign thousands of individual orders restoring voting rights for felons who have finished their sentences. U.S. Se ...Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If the natural gas market follows classic patterns, drilling in the Marcellus shale will rise once the price climbs from the basement. What should West Virginia do to prepare? Sean O'Leary, a senior policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, says ...Read More

BOSTON -- As the Bay State prepares for its first election with early voting in November, a coalition urged municipalities to go the extra mile to prepare. According to Meryl Kessler, executive director with the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, the new law is pretty bare bones: it only dire ...Read More

PORTLAND, Ore. – Nearly 1 in 5 Americans in his or her golden years is still working, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Twenty years ago, about one in eight Americans older than 65 was working. Adam Davis, founder of DHM Research in Portland, has surveyed the older population on ...Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Lake Michigan shoreline along northern Illinois has a sand erosion problem that's hindering commercial shipping and threatening natural habitats, but there's a new plan to help. For about 200 years, man-made structures have been interrupting the southward drift of sand alo ...Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Accessing high-quality child care in Minnesota is difficult for many working families, and it's an industry that struggles with frequent staffing shortages. But a new scholarship program aims to help. New college scholarship and education programs have been announced for early c ...Read More

NEW YORK – The Americans with Disabilities Act turned 26 years old this summer, but advocates for people with disabilities say New York City is way behind the rest of the country in complying with the law. There are almost 900,000 people with disabilities living in the city, but Susan Dooha, ...Read More