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The lawsuit says the law stigmatizes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and is discriminatory.
The National Rifle Association and its supporters wasted no time Tuesday suing Pittsburgh, the City Council and Mayor Bill Peduto following the mayor's signing of three bills restricting the use of military style weapons from within city limits.
The bill, which was considered in public hearing Tuesday and left pending in the committee, was created to protect "the right of an unborn child."
At a tense hearing, the education secretary was pushed on whether her department has the authority to allow school districts to use federal funds to arm teachers.
Cities argue that the fees and fines are true obligations owed to them by residents and that pressing their advantage to get these funds is necessary and forthright.
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“They’re trying to think from a new perspective. My hope is that we’ll see more of this boldness.”
Due to the high cost of naloxone, only a fraction of the nation’s police departments equip their officers with it.
The city keeps getting slapped for the poor condition of its public housing. Nothing has changed so far.
The Republican governor of Indiana has quietly become one of the most effective and popular state leaders in the country.
The airline industry has changed, forcing cities to rethink the role their airports play. Pittsburgh has.
These clinics have radically changed how addicts are treated and reduced opioid overdoses in other countries. But the U.S. cities trying to open one are facing intense pushback.
What's likely the most comprehensive research of its kind doesn't bode well for tax incentives.
In the face of widespread opposition and the guilty plea of a top supporter, proponents of a single metro government have put their plans on hold.
Ross Garber is the man to call when state leaders are in political peril.
Councilmembers in Chicago and Philadelphia, which give them unusual amounts of authority, are facing criminal charges.
One state tried to remove local governments' power to dictate things like paint colors.
Gov. Kay Ivey had requested the increase before last week's Department of Justice report alleging unconstitutional conditions in men's prisons in Alabama. But the money will be applied to one of the key causes cited by the DOJ.
Democrats say Republicans spoiled chances for bipartisanship with a lame-duck session that peeled power away from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul even before they were seated.
Conversion therapy tries to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. It can be done through talk or through a practice where a therapist causes pain when someone has a sexual reaction to someone of the same sex.
The trend has a big impact on states, whose budgets often already are overstretched responding to the drug crisis and other needs.
Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency for parts of New York City on Tuesday in the midst of an expanding measles outbreak.
Doctors in California have broad authority to grant medical exemptions to vaccination, and to decide the grounds for doing so.
The agreement, first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, marks the first time the Trump administration has asked a school to dial back its use of affirmative action and could presage more such efforts.
The new executive order represents a shot from the White House in the ongoing battle between beltway Republicans and Democratic governors opposed to fossil fuel developments in their states.
From Kansas City, Mo., to Tampa, Fla., a record number of large cities could elect an openly gay woman as mayor this year.
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“I think about it every minute of every day. Now, thinking about it and doing it are two different things,” Manchin said. “I’ll make a decision this fall sometime. I don’t think there’s any hurry at all.”
Robert Foster, a state representative from Hernando, is seeking the GOP nomination against former state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr. and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.
More than 1.4 million people across the Garden State are getting their drinking water from systems that are dealing with high levels of lead.
The Texas Education Agency said Friday that it is discussing solutions with the federal government and the Legislature.
Law enforcement groups are worried about the shifting political climate on this issue.
A bill authorizing the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to share tax return information with Congressional committees was introduced Monday by state Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan).
Now, measles has been found in more than a third of U.S. states — up and down both coasts, and across the plains, the Midwest and the South — with most of the illnesses occurring in children.
Most of them are being killed off by automation, but they are still common in certain parts of the country. See where.
Michael E. Busch, the longest-serving House of Delegates speaker in Maryland history and a champion of the state's schools and the Chesapeake Bay, died Sunday.
The 350-mile, $2.5bn Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline through southern Pennsylvania has sparked growing outrage.
Rather than lobby the U.S. Congress, partisan organizations, business interests, and religious groups with national agendas plant these bills in statehouses across the country.
The controversial ban went into effect late last month in an effort to contain an outbreak of measles that began in October. Nearly 170 cases have been confirmed in the county.
The governor chose the smallest country in Central America as the backdrop for his debut on the world's stage to observe its socio-economic conditions, which send tens of thousands of Salvadorans fleeing for the U.S. each year.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Sunday that will raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 statewide.
During the 2010 census, more than 30% of Midwood households failed to respond to mailings, requiring costly and fallible follow-up interviews.
“This wall is unnecessary, and an abuse of power that will take away resources that could be used to help Americans across our nation,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Twitter.
The state has made a number of key reforms to streamline its recruiting and hiring. One big change? Using plain English.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued an opinion declaring that the exclusion of a Buddhist adviser was religious discrimination and proposed two alternatives for the Texas prison system: Don’t allow any chaplains into the execution chambers, or allow chaplains of all religions.
As of now, 36 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Louisiana’s health department sent notices to 40,000 Medicaid recipients in February, warning them they would lose the insurance coverage unless they could demonstrate by March 29 that they met the program’s income requirements.
House Bill 55 allows New Mexico to join a compact of states that would allocate their electors in a presidential campaign to the candidate who wins the most votes nationally.
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation to replace Georgia's electronic voting machines with a touchscreen-and-paper ballot election system, after a polarizing debate over how to balance the integrity of the vote with ensuring accurate election results.
At least 25 states now have laws protecting patients from surprise out-of-network bills, usually for emergency care they received at hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers.
At least nine states have laws allowing for religious exemptions in the foster and adoption process, and several others are considering similar measures.
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that makes it easier for people to move there by letting them automatically transfer their occupational licenses from other states.
Baltimore hopes to spearhead two class action lawsuits that accuse banks of rate fixing.
Republican Jim Brainard of Carmel, Ind., has become a national voice on environmental issues.
The results show the conservative-backed Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn with a lead of 50.24 percent to 49.76 percent over the liberal-backed Wisconsin Chief Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
The General Assembly approved a unique distribution system that could force patients to wait months or years before they're legally able to obtain medical marijuana oil here.
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday the state's "dangerous and unsanitary" prison conditions are so common and widespread that they violate the Constitution.
Thomas Frazer, director of the University of Florida's School of Natural Resources and Environment and former acting director of the UF Water Institute, will take the job in the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Public-sector management practices and workplace tools rooted in the distant past can't address today's complex challenges.
After securing a hefty financial settlement from Purdue Pharma last month, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is training the state’s legal armaments on a much bigger pharmaceutical player: Johnson & Johnson.
Six states and the District of Columbia charge President Trump's Department of Agriculture weakened nutritional standards in school breakfasts and lunches when it relaxed the requirements limiting salt and refined grains in 2018.
This comes a year after President Donald Trump signed legislation requiring states and federal agencies to add more records to the database gun dealers use when running a background check during a gun purchase.
The Trump administration abruptly ended "safe release" in late October, leaving thousands of migrants all but stranded in San Diego County.
With 8,700 low-income communities competing for private investment, some places are topping on the incentives to make themselves stand out.
Democrats fully acknowledge that there is unfinished business in all this. But they cite the lack of resolution as a reason to slow down on those immediate calls for resignations.
Lesley McSpadden lost Tuesday in a three-way race in Ferguson's 3rd Ward. Unofficial St. Louis County election results show the winner was Fran Griffin.
Young adults sentenced to lengthy prison terms for most crimes will be eligible for a parole review after serving 10 years, under a measure Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Monday.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup decided at a hearing in San Francisco to impose his latest proposal on the utility, which includes making compliance with vegetation management rules a new probation term, among other measures.
Robert Hayes, a former five-term congressman, is accused of trying to bribe the state's insurance commissioner in exchange for regulatory help for a multinational investment company owned by a major Republican donor.
Opponents said the legislation violates a state law prohibiting municipalities from regulating firearms and have threatened to sue the city and file private criminal complaints against council members and the mayor.
Medicaid work-requirement legislation stalled last year in the majority-GOP Legislature, but the Edwards administration suggested talks would continue.
It's unclear how far back those convictions go, but many involve possessing a small amount of marijuana and could date back decades.
No black woman or openly gay individual has led a city as large as Chicago. She will have to confront chronic budget shortfalls, population loss and a high murder rate.
Minnesota and Ohio are weighing whether to repeal loopholes that make it legal to rape your spouse.
Expanding the eligibility criteria of West Virginians for Medicaid coverage in 2014 correlated with a growing number of enrollees being diagnosed and treated for opioid use disorder in one of the states most heavily impacted by the nationwide opioid crisis, a new study finds.
Many spoke on the floor against the revenue portion of the budget, which contained the bulk of the policy; 17 Democrats in the Assembly voted against it — a number unseen in the past eight years of Mr. Cuomo’s tenure.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase water releases from Gavins Point Dam this week to clear room for runoff from melting snow in the Dakotas.
Oklahoma is one of seven states that allow election officials to remove names from the state’s voter registration list if they haven’t voted in several election cycles and don’t respond to address confirmation mailings.
Responding to the bill, actress Alyssa Milano started a petition to urge Kemp to veto the bill otherwise she, and others, would not be able to work in Georgia "in good conscience."
Ahead of the interviews, Fairfax's office issued a statement again denying the allegations. In the statement, Fairfax called for "a serious, fair, and impartial investigation" into the matter.
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is facing a call by Gov. Larry Hogan for a criminal investigation into the book deal that paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In a forcefully worded ruling, a federal judge in San Diego on Friday struck down a state law banning gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets, handing gun rights advocates a sweeping victory.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution does not guarantee a "painless death" for condemned murderers, deciding that a Missouri inmate may be executed by a lethal injection despite a rare condition that could cause him to suffocate.
The mayor said the "Healthy Holly" books and apparel were part of an initiative aimed at encouraging children to exercise more.
Because the county has limited financial resources and a dwindling population, nearly all of its 22,000 residents must foot the bill by paying hundreds or thousands of dollars in higher property taxes.
Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed legislation that asserts the state’s exclusive jurisdiction over union security agreements.
The bill would allow a family member, roommate or law enforcement officer to petition a judge to take someone's firearms if they're determined to be a threat to themselves or others.
Miami is projected to face anywhere from 1 to 3 feet of sea level rise by 2060, and as sea levels rise, higher ground inland has started to look more and more desirable.
The group acknowledged that factors other than the move to managed care could have played a role behind the increase, including social media, cyberbullying and lack of access to specialized mental health care.
Justin Fairfax said in a statement that he was administered two separate polygraph tests -- one for each accuser -- by former FBI polygraph expert Jeremiah Hanafin, who also performed tests for Christine Blasey Ford during her sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
A federal judge on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a decision by his predecessor and open large tracts of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil leasing.
Median earnings, poverty and employment rates have stagnated, and racial gaps have worsened, according to a new Brookings report. Five cities, however, are bucking these trends.
The accusations against him come after a storm of political scandals in Virginia, where Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark R. Herring admitted to wearing blackface and Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax was accused of sexual assault by two women.
Council members last week voted to exclude the restaurant from its list of vendors at San Antonio International Airport, after some said they couldn't support the company because of its anti-LGBT reputation.
The six measures would bar special admissions without approval of three college administrators, regulate private admission consultants, audit the University of California admissions process, and deny state tax write-offs for donations made by parents as part of the cheating scheme.
A Tennessee lawmaker accused by former students of sexual misconduct has stepped down as chairman of a House education subcommittee after being asked to by House Speaker Glen Casada.
Three of the rising stars in the State Legislature and the Democratic progressive movement called Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo hypocritical on Wednesday for holding a $25,000-a-plate fundraiser while saying he is fighting for campaign finance reform.
Kemp signed legislation Wednesday that allows his administration to pursue two separate waivers with the federal government that could ease health care access for poor and middle-class Georgians.
Under the minimum wage legislation, businesses with 15 or more employees will follow a schedule that reaches $15 in 2025, while smaller companies will have to pay $15 starting in 2026.
McDonald's said it will no longer fight proposals to raise the minimum wage, a reversal for the fast food giant after years in the crosshairs of the Fight for $15 movement.
CBD is a common component found in marijuana, along with THC. Different from THC, which gives users a feeling of being "high," CBD has been commonly known for its calming effects.
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New research shows places that rely more on property taxes and less on state aid tend to have better-funded retirement systems.
Even though a federal judge put the policy's legality in doubt, the Trump administration approved Utah's work requirement waiver on Friday. Meanwhile, Indiana already started phasing them in, and isn't stopping.
A new GAO report signals bad news for places that will try to rebuild after the Midwest flooding.
The governor of Puerto Rico signed an executive order on Wednesday banning so-called conversion therapy for gay or transgender minors on the island.
For a second time in nine months, the same federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s plan to force some Medicaid recipients to work to maintain benefits.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into law on Tuesday that creates a fund to give loans to federal employees who are forced to work without pay during government shutdowns.
The Republican state representative, David Stringer of Prescott, Ariz., came under fire in December after he told university students that black people “don’t blend in” to society like European immigrants and “always look different.”
The suit, brought by Steinle's parents, alleged that San Francisco was negligent for failing to comply with a 2015 request by Immigration and Customs Enforcement representatives to hold the jailed immigrant until federal authorities could take custody.
House Bill 354 contains changes to parts of the tax code that will mean less revenue for the state in coming years in exchange for tax cuts for banks, among others.
Buzz about a Biden-Abrams campaign grew after the pair met for lunch earlier this month, though neither candidate has decided whether to officially jump into the crowded pool of contenders.
While hospitals are financially better off since the expansion, they have increased the costs they shift to commercial health plans since 2009, the state researchers said.
Charging $4 to drive in certain parts of Los Angeles could cut incoming traffic and greenhouses gases by a fifth, according to a new study.
Numbers of renters living in local jurisdictions and how totals have changed over time.
New Jersey is the eighth state to approve "aid in dying" for terminally ill patients. But similar legislation was defeated in two other states.
In Los Angeles, police can't always shoot at moving vehicles. San Francisco banned choke holds. Stockton officers are required to intervene if their colleagues use excessive force.
State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz was on the ninth “Jesus” of her opening prayer in the Pennsylvania statehouse when other lawmakers started to look uncomfortable.
It compounds the legal woes for Republican lawmakers who, along with former Gov. Scott Walker, enacted the laws just before Evers and Kaul took office.
New Jersey is joining seven other states and Washington, D.C., in allowing terminally ill patients to obtain lethal drugs to legally end their own lives.
Since March 17, WSP collected 1,000 bump stocks in exchange for money vouchers. In Vancouver, 96 bump stocks were exchanged while 26 were turned in with no voucher, WSP Trooper Will Finn said.
As Buffalo's former mayor demonstrated, to bring the right people together you have to know what it takes to make a project succeed.
The county, located outside New York City, is battling the state's worst measles outbreak in decades, according to The New York Times. The state of emergency takes effect at midnight and expires in 30 days.
The ruling won't go into effect immediately. The judge gave state lawmakers 60 days to either write a new abortion law or appeal his ruling.
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, has agreed to pay Oklahoma close to $275 million to settle a landmark opioid lawsuit. The company’s owners, the Sackler family, agreed to pay an additional $75 million.
With the 2020 elections in sight, both parties are appealing to their bases, leaving voters in the middle uncertain which way to turn.
The funding influx is saving lives, but a new report says the federal government needs to stop "treating addiction as if it’s an acute condition instead of a chronic one."
In pockets across the country, hospitals are trying something new to address the unique needs of psychiatric patients: opening emergency units specifically designed to help stabilize and treat patients and connect them to longer-term resources and care.
Officials say they are making progress in their efforts to open the waterway, as well as to empty and secure tanks at the ITC facility and to monitor air quality for hazardous material.
Tom Good, the registered agent for a fundraising arm involved in the recall effort, told the Greeley Tribune that the Facebook group has no party affiliation.
The Inquirer reported in February that serious violence was both an everyday occurrence and an open secret at the Glen Mills Schools, which draws students from across the country.
The state of Ohio plans to cut off Planned Parenthood from block grants and other state and federal funds, under a recently upheld state law that prevents public money from organizations that perform elective abortions.
The report looked at 31 states and Washington, D.C., meaning that more than two-thirds of the states earned a failing grade. The nation's capital received the highest grade: a B+.
The guidance will help states determine whether a facility such as an assisted-living facility or group home isolates residents from participating in the larger community, which could determine whether the facility loses Medicaid funding.
Harris will commit to "closing the teacher pay gap within her first term as president," the campaign aide said.
Some are targeting bar and restaurant staff to better respond to sexual harassment and violence.
Michigan will no longer financially support adoption and foster care agencies that refuse to work with same-sex couples and LGBTQ individuals because of religious beliefs under the terms of a settlement of a lawsuit negotiated by Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Gov. Ned Lamont has asked state ethics officials for an official opinion on potential conflicts of interest for his wife, a highly successful venture capitalist.
The owners of Purdue Pharma were sued in joint litigation this week by more than 500 cities and counties, from about two dozen states, for allegedly fueling the opioid crisis with deceptive marketing, adding to the massive legal pressure against the group that controls the Stamford-based company.
It was going to lose by one vote.
Nearly one-fourth of the nation’s most rural counties have seen a sizeable increase this decade in the number of households spending at least half their income on housing, a category the federal government calls “severely cost-burdened.”
The Democratic governor said the move to a state exchange would make health care in the state more "accessible, accountable and more responsive to consumers."
About 1 in 7 mail-in ballots submitted by college-age voters in Parkland were rejected or failed to arrive in time to be counted, according to an analysis.
California's efforts to prevent another year of catastrophic wildfire took a step forward Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a rare statewide emergency, clearing the path for dozens of forest-thinning projects aimed at reducing fire danger.
In some states, one political party dominates even without a lift from gerrymandering.
Republicans and Democrats -- and even judges and court clerks -- can't agree on what it means to complete someone's sentence. And court fees, which can total more than $1,000, are at the heart of the debate.
The once little-known mayor is getting recognized across the country, while his committee has mapped out plans to double in size in the coming weeks as a steady stream of new donations flood to the 37-year-old Democrat.
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What’s likely the most comprehensive review of research on body cameras shows that they're most often used to prosecute citizens, not police. And while they've led to fewer citizen complaints, their impact on other aspects of policing, such as use of force, is less certain.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is opening a new investigation into allegations that 4,700 absentee ballot requests went missing before November's election.
