With just a couple of days until the start of Virginia’s General Assembly session, different groups are preparing their priorities.

In a story published December 7, 2023, about the California budget, The Associated Press erroneously reported a minimum wage increase for health care workers would cost the state $20 billion.

Voter turnout in Hong Kong sank to 30 percent Sunday in the first legislative election since Beijing amended the laws to reduce the number of directly elected lawmakers and vet candidates to ensure that only those loyal to China could run.

Hong Kong’s legislature has resumed its debate on changing electoral laws to drastically reduce the public’s ability to vote for lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city.