Paid prenatal leave legislation takes effect across New York State
Among the new laws taking effect in 2025: paid prenatal leave for pregnant workers in New York State. News 8 heard from the state labor commissioner on the push for ...
Speaker Johnson will oversee narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years
Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in a single vote ...
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100 years after Wyoming made US history with first female governor, a day in her honor
Wyoming, a frontier state, had fewer than 200,000 residents on Jan. 5, 1925. But on that day, it made history by inaugurating ...
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Nonetheless, Eisenhower signed legislation making Alaska a state on July 7, 1958. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was officially ...
House speaker vote live updates: Mike Johnson seeks to win over Republican skeptics in his bid for re-election
Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...