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Tax revenues lost by the states in 2011 from corporations and rich people keeping money in foreign countries. The treasury secretary recently proposed reforms to stop the practice.
A sovereignty measure on Arizona's ballot this November will let voters decide whether or not the state can forgo enforcing certain federal laws like Obamacare.
Joe Allbaugh, a conservative Republican who was campaign manager for both George W. Bush and Rick Perry and a former FEMA director. Allbaugh is now an investor in and board director of Colorado-based CannLabs, which calls itself “a leader in cannabis innovation” and specializes in the testing of pot potency and quality. Allbaugh says he got interested in marijuana when his wife developed cancer.
Percent of Americans under age 30 who think there's “a lot of useful, important information that is not available on the Internet.” Over 30 years old, 53 percent agree.
Many states are rethinking once-popular production incentives -- a contrast from California, which is offering more to protect one of its biggest industries.
A legal way to increase pensions by boosting the final pay of retiring state and local government workers could drive up public employee pension costs in California by as much as $796 million over the next 20 years, the state controller said Tuesday.
The Port of Seattle has won a $20 million grant to rehab and expand one of its busiest container terminals downtown, one of two projects from Washington that successfully competed for a piece of $600 million in federal grants set aside for critical transportation needs around the nation.
In state law, the deadline appeared to be crystal clear: Republican Pete Ricketts could not change the name of his running mate on the ballot after Sept. 1.
Missouri lawmakers forced an extension of the state's abortion waiting period into law late Wednesday night after Republicans used a rare parliamentary tactic to kill a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.
Protesters intent on shutting down Interstate 70 Wednesday afternoon as part of their calls for justice in the Michael Brown shooting case were met by a large contingent of law enforcement intent on stopping them.
After efforts to label genetically modified food have failed in most states, there’s reason to think things will go differently in November in Oregon and possibly Colorado.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, responding to angry tweets she'd received over a passage in her new book in which she refers to Arlington, Va., as a "soulless suburb" outside of Washington, D.C. Gillibrand did not, however, indicate that she had mischaracterized Arlington.
Number of onions stolen from a school garden in Waterville, Maine that were to go to a local homeless shelter and the school's kitchen. Fifth grade teacher Mary Dunn then used the incident to give her students a lesson about "making mistakes, taking responsibility and coming together when things don’t go as planned."
Joe Allbaugh, former FEMA director and Perry and Bush campaign manager, gets piece of pot business, He says his mind was changed through his wife’s fight with cancer.
Gov. Terry Branstad announces a plan for a $10,000 price on popular majors for in-state students at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.
Horner, a former Republican operative, briefly left for the party of Jesse Ventura to run for governor himself. He returns to GOP to support Jeff Johnson.
Under scrutiny, the Florida prison system releases data on all inmate deaths over the last 14 years. Many remain suspicious.
Bird species in North America — including the bald eagle — are at risk of severe population decline by 2080 if the swift pace of global warming continues.
A November ballot measure would limit the influence of lobbyists and corporations but also add time and flexibility to term limits.
Tuesday he won't sign a new law regulating Duke Energy's toxic coal ash pits because he has problems with it, but he will allow the legislation to become law without his signature.
A state judge has found that the system is broken when it comes to funding the defense of those who can’t afford their own lawyers.
Emotions in Ferguson, Mo., roiled by unrest last month after a white police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old black man, were still raw Tuesday night as the City Council heard from often angry residents demanding justice for Michael Brown and better treatment of African Americans in the city.
Nebraska's lieutenant governor announced his resignation Tuesday morning, a day after a state judge ordered him not to contact his sister after she accused him of having anger problems and threatening her.
The City of Detroit and creditor Syncora have reached an agreement, in principle, that would end the bond insurer's vigorous opposition to the city's restructuring and turn the company into an ally, reflecting a remarkable breakthrough in the city's historic bankruptcy case.
Two Planned Parenthood chapters, two United Way organizations, a food bank association and a Catholic hospital system are among 90 nonprofit groups that will receive a total of $60 million to help people sign up for health insurance, the Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
State cooperative extensions are transforming themselves in an effort to remain relevant.
Archaeologists rush to save the Yup'ik treasures that are threatened by a vanishing shoreline.
Illinois has a record number of ballot measures this year -- nearly all of which Republicans say are designed to mobilize liberal voters to help Democrats maintain lockstep control over state government.
A startup emerging from academia wants to help cities get more value from publicly owned land.
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