This is the week we recall the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Although we don’t single out his birthday as a nation any longer, ...

On this day in history, groundbreaking started for the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. Crews started construction of the Lincoln ...

The head of the local party is pushing for results over performative acts and ideological indulgence. Every city, she says, ...

History, politics, and architecture buffs alike will enjoy touring the Utah State Capitol. Richard K. A. Kletting, a Salt Lake City area local, designed the 1916 building. In the mid-2000s ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WTVM) - The longest-serving lawmaker in the Georgia General Assembly was honored with a portrait at the state capitol on Tuesday. Retired State Representative Calvin Smyre of ...

Former Georgia State Representative Calvin Smyre has achieved many firsts and milestones in his career: he was the first African-American to hold the position of administrative floor leader, the ...

Former State Representative Calvin Smyre on what it means to have his portrait on display in the capitol Dozens more USAID staff ousted as Trump administration dismantles aid agency Union Budget ...

Retired state Rep. Calvin Smyre of Columbus poses next to his portrait before it was hung in the Georgia Capitol. Columbus artist Steven Tette painted the oil-on-canvas portrait. Moments later ...

Now, Smyre’s portrait is one of only seven African American portraits hanging in the Georgia State Capitol. Friends, family, former Georgia governors Roy Barnes and Sonny Perdue, and lawmakers who had ...

House File 17 is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to order surgical castration of sex offenders. Criminal defense lawyers ...

It was first unveiled in Springfield last fall and has been curated by the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage ... styles and narratives into a unique portrait highlighting the history of the ...