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President Trump's election in 2016 reshuffled the political map with some white, working-class Democrats backing him. In 2018, a big question is whether this same group has shifted to completely supporting the GOP.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, about the resolution of the West Virginia teachers strike. Lee has taught in West Virginia public schools for 22 years.

West Virginia's striking teachers are headed back to classrooms after the teachers union and state negotiators struck a deal Tuesday.

The bill follows President Trump's refusal to release his tax returns. Governors elsewhere have vetoed similar legislation, citing concerns about constitutionality.

The strike, which shuttered classrooms in the state for more than a week, reached a resolution as Gov. Jim Justice, the union and lawmakers all agreed to a 5 percent salary bump for state employees.

A bill making its way quickly through the Utah legislature could create the largest Medicaid expansion in the state in years. That’s the state and federal…

State lawmakers unveiled a funding compromise Tuesday that could sidestep a ballot initiative to raise money for schools. Backers of the Our Schools Now…

Utah lawmakers advanced a bill Monday giving the Lt. Governor authority to ignore the state GOP’s controversial rule change targeting candidates who…

In Kansas, the trial for the state's Secretary of State Kris Kobach's "proof of citizenship" law is set to get underway.

The Florida Senate passed a school safety bill that allows some teachers to carry guns and puts new restrictions on rifle sales on Monday.