Former state Sen. Paula Hollinger, a Baltimore County Democrat known as a staunch advocate for women's health and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former North Carolina Senator and longtime representative for Mecklenburg County Charlie Dannelly died this week at the age of 101 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Avel Gordly, the first Black woman elected to the Oregon Senate, died Feb. 16. She was 79. Gordly, a longtime advocate for social ...

Paula C. Hollinger, a former nurse who fought for medical reforms and reproductive rights during a long career in the Maryland House and Senate, died March 25.

Former Delaware Sen. and first female Joint Finance Committee chair Nancy Cook has died. Cook was first elected to the Senate chamber in 1974 following a special election to fill the seat left by her ...

Nancy Cook, a longtime Delaware State Senator and trailblazer has died. Former Governor Jack Markell said Cook was a legend in the first state. She was the first woman to serve as the chair of the ...