The Minnesota Department of Education will announce how $34 million in federal grant money will be spread among 26 of the state's lowest-performing schools.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is working to counter an image that he let his home-state Republican Party languish while he builds toward a possible run for president.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario - and has even led parties to scout for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.
As it has in years past, Virginia Beach ranks high in an annual report that rates the water quality at 200 of America's most popular beaches. Four Virginia Beach testing sites received a rating of four stars out of five from the Natural Resources Defense Council, which released its 2009 report Wednesday. Only beaches in Alabama, California, Minnesota and New Hampshire were ranked higher.
