Newport County residents can apply for an arts scholarship, see a Declaration of Independence replica, and learn about local ...

KCCI continues to seek answers from state leaders on why a child welfare task force hasn't met in two years and what changes, ...

The House Ways and Means committee heard testimony on a welfare fraud bill, with the majority speaking against it and state ...

U.S. Senators on Wednesday called for more scrutiny over welfare payments and railed against allegations of fraud in Minnesota and across the country. The senators hosted individuals to testify about ...

A North Idaho Republican lawmaker has proposed a bill to require many hospitals to report the number of undocumented patients ...

Child deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system hit a record high in 2025.

Sen. Melissa Wintrow, D-Boise, speaks during the first meeting of the year for the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13, 2026, at the State Capitol Building in Boise. (Photo by Pat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An amended welfare fraud bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday in a 9-3 vote, with one Democrat voting ...

Call it an olive branch? New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin gave all of her opponents in the speaker’s race committee chair positions. Crystal Hudson, widely seen as Menin’s biggest competition ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new law that took effect at the beginning of this year is making it possible to track anyone who has been found guilty, or pleaded guilty or no-contest, to cruelty to animals. HB 255 ...