Consumer groups say recalled air bags pose a greater threat in 2023, Colorado lawmakers will invest $300 million in affordable housing, and a survey reveals sinking confidence in public schools among voters.

A divided government is being sworn in today with Republicans and Democrats pursuing widely divergent agendas, experts predict Congressional deadlock, and more trouble arises for embattled Rep.-Elect George Santos.

NY solar grazing combines farming and climate-smart resources; Inflation Reduction Act to help NE farms fight climate change; NM turns to virtual tutoring to boost student grades.

Senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduces gun legislation, 2023 looks like a promising year for renewable energy, and the U.S. has the lowest number of divided state governments in more than half a century.

New York District 3 Rep.-elect George Santos is being federally investigated amid inconsistencies. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack withdraws its subpoena of former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden signs the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill into law.

Northern NM Communities Get Boost in 2022 wildfire financial relief; prairie lawns a more sustainable alternative for warmer, drier Midwest; EPA provides funding for Green Jobs in NY.

Advocates can help manage household budgets for low-income North Dakotans, Idaho's Public Utilities Commission approves controversial solar study, and Virginia ranks highly in an annual health report.

A longtime member of Congress reflects on her career, the outgoing president of Purdue talks Covid and education, and a key player in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is sentenced.

Millions of business startups launched during COVID but rural workers are hard to find, federal immigration reform continues while unions fight for fair treatment of migrant workers, and proposed laws to prevent salmonella poisoning could threaten the livelihood of small poultry producers.

Drug overdoses climb in North Carolina and nationwide, Illinois has a model for juvenile justice reform, and the National Labor Relations Board's funding cannot keep pace with the unionizing trend.