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Portugal Golden Visa: Approvals down, family permits up in 2024

Panoramic view of the capital of Madeira island Funchal, Portugal.

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance

Zion Harris, center, rehearses for Jeté, a monthly dance showcase at Heart WeHo in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, on on September 19, 2024.

State mottos, translated: What your state’s official motto really means

Welcome sign for New Hampshire.

With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable

A sign in foreground lists a home for rent in Maryland with tall brick home in the background. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants.

‘We stand on the brink of system failure’: Feds up pressure for states to reach deal on the future of the Colorado River

Rafts on the Colorado River as seen from Navajo Bridge in Ariz. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

California’s truck emissions rules could drive up prices for all Americans

A big rig being pulled over by inspectors during a surprise inspection in Santa Monica, California.

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Arizona voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship and residency after judge upholds 2022 laws

Voters wait in line at a polling station at the Guadalupe Mercado shopping mall in Guadalupe, Arizona.

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2025 state government trifecta vulnerability ratings show New Jersey somewhat vulnerable, Virginia trifecta possible

The New Jersey State House capitol in Trenton.

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Michigan is short of clerks to oversee elections, but harassment and workload turn people away

Election clerk working in a dark office on a computer.

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Helping to run an election in Pennsylvania often starts with running for election

Election workers review a mail-in ballot with an incorrect signature at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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For families with sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be life-threatening

A medical staff member administers a dose of the measles vaccine to a child at a health center in Lubbock, Texas.

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Could Trump's new HUD create homeless detention camps? Here's what we know

Eric Scott Turner, President Donald Trump's nominee for HUD director, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing in January.

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As Medicaid funding receives scrutiny, here's how it provides care for 72 million

A woman and her three children are staying at a charity that offers housing for expectant mothers in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows

Denver Elections personnel administrator Elizabeth Littlepage, left, and election worker William Goad, sort through ballots that need to go to specific counties at the Denver Elections Division.