The Washington State Department of Health reported cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the state increased dramatically ...

Michigan woman fired for refusing COVID vaccine wins $12mAmericans are expressing their outrage as Covid-era mask rules ...

We recommend that you wear a mask in public indoor settings. You should feel free to wear a mask even if it's not required in your community or setting. It's especially important to wear a mask if you ...

Noticing flags at half-staff today? You’re not alone. Flags have been ordered to half-staff at Washington state agency buildings through sunset. Here’s why. In each state, the governor is responsible ...

Thurston County, like others, made changes in response to evolving threats and other concerns around ballot processing.

It didn’t come in 1788, when the Constitution was ratified, or in 1789, when George Washington took office ... democratic state. This moment, Rubenstein told Smithsonian magazine in 2011 ...

A republican election observer in Island County was recently kicked out of the elections office for not wearing a mask.

A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday the requirement that mail-in voters handwrite the correct date on their ballot violates the state Constitution, but it is not yet clear how the ruling ...

A panel of Pennsylvania appeals court judges ruled on Wednesday that the state’s requirement for mail-in voters to date their ballot envelopes violates the free and equal elections clause of the ...

A week out from the Nov. 5 election in which voters will decide whether to toss the state’s MCAS graduation requirement, Massachusetts education officials continued to refrain from giving the ...

In some cases, those points are awarded even if test scores declined. Once disclosed in a state publication, the details are now buried in a packet for school leaders. DESE rewards those at the head ...