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President Biden's relief bill currently includes $130 billion for public K-12 schools. The biggest chunk of of the spending would go to districts to avoid layoffs and hire more personnel.

Eleven months into the pandemic, lawmakers in more than half of states have filed bills to limit the executive powers of governors saying they are after a greater balance of power.

To win two Senate races last month, Georgia Democrats turned out more than 200,000 new voters who had not cast ballots in November. Republicans think these state-wide victories are a fluke.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson about Florida's vaccine rollout and how he's advising seniors to sign up.

With vaccine still scarce, and eligibility differing from place to place, some people have easier access to "extra" doses than others. Careful, ethicists warn. Going out of turn is a slippery slope.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require voters to register with a party before March 31 if they want to vote in that party’s primary that year.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., says expanding vaccine distribution in key industries is one of many steps to inoculating Latinos and other hard-hit communities.

Iowa's governor is ordering K-12 schools offer students 100% in-person learning. But Iowa doesn't have a mask mandate, all teachers and staff aren't vaccinated and social distancing is a challenge.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, February 4, 2021.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with LGBTQ activist Cecilia Gentili about the repeal of New York's "walking while trans" anti-loitering law.