Colorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are reworking the policies, too.

A majority of justices appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts, but it is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.

A grand jury in Arizona has indicted a slew of Trump allies for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. Arizona is now the fourth state where "fake electors" face charges.

Gov. Roy Cooper released his proposal budget Wednesday as state lawmakers returned to Raleigh to begin the short session.

In just seven years, demographers say, North Carolina will have more residents who are 65 and older than younger than 18.

The case comes from Idaho, where the law banning abortions is sufficiently strict that the state's leading hospital system says its patients are at risk.

A consent order in a Disability Rights NC lawsuit against DHHS could increase community-based services access for people with disabilities.

The state of South Carolina is trying to unravel a mystery. Just where did $1.8 billion that’s sitting in a state account come from? And where should the money go? South Carolina Public Radio's Maayan Schechter has been following this story and joined us on Morning Edition to talk about it.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is working on emergency legislation. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total abortion ban could take effect.

The prosecution is arguing that Donald Trump wanted to keep information out of the public fearing that it would turn off voters in 2016. The defense argues Trump did nothing illegal.