The lawsuit, filed by the office of Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton, accuses Johnson and Johnson, and the now-independent corporate spinoff Kenvue, that makes Tylenol, of violating the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers as safe.

The annual rankings are released by the anti-abortion group known as Americans United for Life. The organization says Arkansas earned the designation for having passed at least 65 pro-life measures since 2011.

Farmers say employing temporary foreign workers could help lower costs. But some still rely on immigrants who can work year round. The U.S. Labor Dept. has warned that a worker shortage is quote, “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices.”

In his declaration, La. Gov. Jeff Landry asked the state legislature to authorize money from a state reserve fund to subsidize SNAP benefits from November 1-4; and only to children, the elderly and disabled people.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser explains that if it was up to him, he’d go back to open primaries to help temper hyper-partisan political polarization during elections.

Texas' new education funding bill puts $187 million into a prep program so more qualified candidates can gain teacher certification. The law requires all K-thru-12 core instructors must be certified by 2030.

President Trump wasted no time in recognizing both teams' remarkable accomplishments. “It’s rare for two teams from one state to be in one room, but these are incredible teams who had amazing seasons.”

The National Guard and reserves now comprise more than one-third of the total U.S. military force, just as an April 2025 white paper reveals that an estimated 68% of those guard and reserve troops are overweight or obese." Click here for the report.

State Climatologist Jay Grymes says more than one-third of Louisiana is rated at a high threat of fire danger. At least 11 burn bans had been declared statewide, mostly in Northwest and Central Louisiana as of Friday afternoon, October 17.

A legally-mandated annual report by the state reveals that 88% of Arkansas’ school choice voucher recipients in the last school year [2024-25] did not come from public schools.