LAWTON, Iowa (KTIV) - Firefighters say a fire started in a burn pit and spread to two buildings near Lawton, Iowa, on Sunday, Feb. 8. According to firefighters, a fire originated in a burn pit before ...

Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia. President Trump meeting with President ...

Some tenant advocates are hoping lawmakers will take up a legislative compromise to enact a version of rent control while avoiding a bruising ballot fight One sweltering day last summer, more than 100 ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County commissioners want answers about the Chain of Lakes and the work that’s needed on the dams that control their levels. So they voted unanimously this week to seek ...

Massachusetts voters are on track to decide a potentially record-setting number of ballot questions in 2026, and Gov. Maura Healey has already started to figure out how she’ll fill in the bubbles.

Politics Healey opposes proposed rent control ballot question A proposal to enact statewide rent control could be in front of voters next year. Gov. Maura Healey is concerned that this could slow ...

The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it has cleared the highest signature-gathering hurdle in the initiative petition process, submitting ...

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Montclair State University’s controversial plans to restructure its academic departments into interdisciplinary schools elevates a debate about college bureaucracy and disciplinary coherence that ...

A statewide initiative that seeks to cap annual rent increases in Massachusetts at 5% has gained enough signatures to move one step closer to the 2026 ballot, prompting property owners and real estate ...