Residents rarely learn how data centers and their noise and energy and water use may affect their lives until it’s too late.

An election skeptic challenged hundreds of voter registrations, including one for a voting rights activist. A county official is dealing with the mess.

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The nation’s only Medicaid work program is part of a broad Republican push to change how poor people qualify for health care. In a second Trump term, Medicaid could be a target for huge spending cuts.

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The teen suspect was questioned last year about online threats, though nothing conclusive emerged. Many local police departments lack the resources to take deeper looks at suspicious actors.

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Is the problem the man who gave his son a gun, or the gun?

A fight over rules to certify elections is part of a long history of efforts to suppress voting rights in the state.

They plan to show up across the state and fight for every vote.

Former President Donald J. Trump and the Texas governor are calling for a “secure border.” But actions by Mexico and President Biden have led to a period of relative calm.