A 'dead zone' off the Gulf coast is larger than NOAA predicted. The massive area poses danger to marine life, and recovery could take decades.

In fact, 10 states — Arkansas, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Florida, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland — have ... But one state is bucking this trend: Mississippi. Indeed, there’s been a fair amount ...

The House Ways and Means Committee passed a tax increase on the state’s casino industry from 12% to 16%. Legislators believe the increase would raise as much as $50 million a year for state coffers. Lastly, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to double the tax rate on the Buckeye State’s sports betting industry.

When we talk about the “honeymoon phase” of a new administration in Washington, it may be a deep bipartisan swoon or a one-sided affair like we have today. But the real honeymoon is for the rest

A median income of more than $140,000 — nearly enough to put you in the upper class, nationally — makes Arlington, Virginia, the most expensive city for the middle class. According to SmartAsset, it takes a household income of more than $93,400 to rank outside the city’s lower-level earners.

The Urban Institute’s demographic adjustments to the Nation’s Report Card reveal a new K–12 hierarchy stretching through the American South.