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Land that is both beautiful and critical to migration could be auctioned off by the state of Wyoming if a foundation fails to raise enough money to assist the federal government in buying it.

Voters across the West will consider initiatives this November to bar state governments from seizing private property through eminent domain. But opponents are most concerned about the initiatives' "regulatory takings" provision, which would allow compensation for the lost value of land affected by environmental regulations.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the due process rights of Illinoisans outside Sangamon and Cook counties.

A measure to remove the requirement for two youth members on Bloomington’s Public Safety and Community Relations Board failed Monday in a split vote of the city council.

The bill, which still needs to be approved by the Senate, would appoint a seven-person board that could restructure the territory's debts. Puerto Rico owes more than $70 billion.

The day after the worst plane crash by a South Korean airline on Korean soil, the focus turned to returning victims' bodies to their families and investigating the cause of the crash.

An Illinois school district came to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and voted to allow a transgender student, born a male, access to the girls' locker room.

The new rules require phones and devices such as smart watches, tablets and MP3 players to be put away unless a student is using it for “educational purposes” and granted permission from the instructor. But students can have them on their person, provided they "are not used, seen or heard during instructional time."

Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers remain scattered across the country. This, as U.S. Senator John Cornyn requests that the FBI steps in to help locate them.

Fifteen Oregon counties are designated "extreme risk" for COVID-19 due to high infection rates. Linn County's public health office is working to convince residents to get their shots.