94% of autistic adults say they ‘actively enjoy aspects of being autistic.’ That isn’t just a number it’s a powerful refutation of the old cliche that autistic existence is monochromatic or requires ...

Immigration experts said the “special interest alien” designation is primarily about a person’s country of origin, not based on an individualized assessment of a person’s history or network of friends ...

While two local state Assembly candidates are building up their finances, special interests have been pouring money in behind the scenes. Special interest groups have doled out thousands to back ...

People with autism are typically diagnosed by clinical observation and assessment. To deconstruct the clinical decision process, which is often subjective and difficult to describe, researchers used a ...

NEWSROOM WITH WHAT WE’VE LEARNED. KAREN. WELL, THERE ARE RULES ABOUT HOW MUCH CAN BE DONATED TO INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THESE BALLOT QUESTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS, THERE’S NO LIMIT.

Lobbying groups spent more than half a billion dollars to influence the state government in 2024, the most ever, according to a CalMatters analysis of data recently filed with the secretary of state.

Though political systems vary across the 24 countries surveyed, 1 citizens in each call for similarly broad changes to government rules and norms. In most countries surveyed, government reform – ...