Marcus Evans, the assistant Democratic leader of the Illinois House, will take over as NCSL's president this week. (Facebook) State legislatures had existed in one form or another for more than 350 ...

The early criminalization of cannabis wasn't driven by medical science or public health data. Instead, it emerged from racist ...

First Congregational Church on East Broad Street in downtown Columbus was home to Washington Gladden, who was a religious leader committed to social justice, and he called on city leaders to treat ...

It's been 237 years since delegates from around the then-fledgling United States came together in Philadelphia to hammer out what would become the country's founding document, but how its principals ...

Ohio State community members can now travel back in time through a virtual map, from the university’s founding in 1870 to the construction of the ‘Shoe in 1922 and beyond. Aaron Kidwell — a senior ...

Founded on November 21, 1789, North Carolina was one of the US's thirteen original colonies. Its rich history at the beginning of American history makes it a core part of our nation, and it's seen ...