The current Massachusetts state seal features a Native American man on a blue shield with a star in the corner and a disembodied arm holding a sword above. Those in support of changing the state ...

Daren Herman, grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson, was in the state for the first time to accept an honorary degree ...

Massachusetts’s current state seal, featuring an indigenous man underneath a sword-holding arm, may be on its way out. After a couple efforts over the past few years, officials are once again ...

On Friday, the legislative committee assigned to write the final version of Alaska’s state operating budget axed all of those items — and many more — from its in-progress draft. Alaska is ...

Update, May 14: Alaska State Troopers identified the trooper who fired his weapon as Kody Haley, an 8-month veteran of the agency. The woman injured in the May 9 incident remains hospitalized ...

The Alaska Legislature adjourned its regular session on Tuesday, one day earlier than expected, after passing a “maintenance level” state budget that contains a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend.

Ferguson and the Washington state legislators were grandstanding for short-term political advantage, at taxpayers’ expense, in their attack on the sacramental seal of confession. Given how ...

Officials are once again exploring options for a new Massachusetts state seal, flag and motto. Last week, a state commission issued an open call for members of the public to submit their proposals.

Almost 20 years after eliminating Alaska’s public pension program, the House of Representatives has voted to open a new pension system for municipal and state workers. With proponents saying the ...