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Although at least 14,000 absentee ballots will not be counted for days, the repeal referendum known as Ballot Measure 1 was losing by 6,880 votes Wednesday afternoon, a 4.46 percent margin.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a court order that would have allowed gay marriages in Virginia to begin Thursday, adding to the likelihood the justices will decide the issue themselves in the coming term.
Energy and sustainability expert Julia Burrows will lead the Washington, D.C.-based Governing Institute.
A new survey offers insight into the reasons government employees are increasingly putting off retirement.
San Antonio and Bexar County have completely overhauled their mental health system into a program considered a model for the rest of the nation.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who criticized the media and politicians for jumping to conclusions about what exactly happened in Ferguson, Mo., and how that should impact his own state.
Kentucky recently became the sixth state (joining Arkansas, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Tennessee) to allow pastoral counselors to become licensed mental health counselors.
As other states ban landfills from accepting low-level radioactive waste, up to 36 tons of the sludge already rejected by two other states was slated to arrive in Michigan late last week.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry struck a tight smile for his mug shot Tuesday and issued a spirited defense against charges of abusing his power, vowing "to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being."
Gov. Matt Mead beat back two challengers to claim victory in the Wyoming Republican primary election Tuesday.
The decisive step back from punitive law enforcement actions reflects growing research that handling minor offenses with police actions does not necessarily make campuses safer, but often push struggling students to drop out and get in more serious trouble with the law.
A Louisiana judge on Tuesday swatted down Gov. Bobby Jindal’s attempt to use his executive authority to repeal the Common Core in his state.
David Plouffe, who headed President Obama's 2008 campaign and served as a senior White House adviser until last year, will be Uber's senior vice president of policy and strategy, the on-demand ride company said Tuesday.
Del. A. Benton “Ben” Chafin Jr., R-Russell, won a special election Tuesday for the Southwest Virginia seat formerly held by Sen. Phillip P. Puckett, which means Republicans will maintain control of the state Senate.
With nearly all precincts -- more than 98 percent -- counted, the campaign against to the measure and in favor of keeping current oil taxes led by nearly 6,800 votes, out of the more than 153,000 cast.
Looking to maximize its water resources, California is finding that better management and efficiency are key.
In an unusual approach to boosting employee engagement, the state is bringing in the unions to solve problems earlier.
Starting next year, recent veterans in every state should be able take advantage of in-state tuition rates, thanks to a little-publicized provision in a $16 billion federal law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this month.
For all the tough talk about cracking down on water wasters, Los Angeles and other California cities are choosing gentle coaxing over costly fines.
As gay Americans gained more acceptance and integrated themselves throughout cities over the past decade, a sociologist argues they've also lost some of their community and history.
The number of streets in Providence, R.I., that share part of their name with others (like Grand Street, Grand View Street and Grand Broadway), spurring the city to rename some streets to reduce confusion for police officers and firefighters.
Bishop Edwin C. Bass, a clergyman in Ferguson, Mo., who has urged peace during the protests of an unarmed black teenager's fatal shooting by a police officer. He said St. Louis' segregated neighborhoods made it easy for races not to mix.
Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide four special elections, including three races for open seats in the General Assembly and a town council election in central Virginia where new voter identification requirements will be in place for the first time.
Split between federal and state governments — federal officials dispense the money and states license the training — the initiative lacks rigorous oversight by either.
Three days after he got indicted on corruption charges, Gov. Rick Perry rolled out a high-powered defense team that slammed the prosecution as outrageous and political — but left a lot of answered questions.
The House of Representatives in June rejected a proposal to rein in a program to send excess military equipment to local police departments. The program has been criticized in connection with police response to demonstrations in Ferguson.
A federal judge Monday night denied a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union for a temporary restraining order to stop police from requiring people to keep moving on sidewalks and thoroughfares in Ferguson unless they're gathered in a designated protest area.
As another night of peaceful protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man devolved into confrontation and confusion, the Missouri State Highway Patrol officer in charge of law enforcement in this St. Louis suburb said 31 people had been arrested as of 2 a.m. Tuesday, some from as far away as California and New York.
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